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Definition of marionette noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marionette

noun
 
/ˌmæriəˈnet/
 
/ˌmæriəˈnet/
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  1. a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French marionnette, from Marion, diminutive of the given name Marie.
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