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

nuncio

noun
 
/ˈnʌnsiəʊ/
 
/ˈnʌnsiəʊ/
(plural nuncios)
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  1. a representative of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country
    • a papal nuncio
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Italian, from Latin nuntius ‘messenger’.
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