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Duce.

Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdu.t͡ʃe/
  1. Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)

    historical
Where this word comes from

Antonomasia of duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”).

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