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Meaning of Marionette | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt

Definitions

  1. A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
  2. The buffel duck.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية الدمية المتحركة
Bosanski marioneta марионета
Čeština marioneta
Deutsch Marionette
Ελληνικά ανδρείκελο κούκλα μαριονέτα
Esperanto marioneto
Español marioneta
Suomi marionetti
Français marionnette
हिन्दी कठपुतली
Hrvatski marioneta марионета
Magyar marionett
Հայերեն խամաճիկ
Italiano marionetta marionette
日本語 マリオネット 操り人形 糸繰り人形
ქართული მარიონეტი
Қазақша қуыршақ
한국어 괴뢰 꼭두각시
Kurdî kukla
Latina vavato
Nederlands marionet
Polski manekin marionetka marionetkowy
Português marionete
Română marionetă
Русский марионетка
Slovenčina babka
Српски marioneta марионета
Svenska marionett
ไทย หุ่นเชิด
Türkçe kukla
Українська маріонетка маріонетковий

Examples

“If you think we are worked by strings, Like a Japanese marionette, You don't understand these things: It is simply Court etiquette.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

marionette line Marionettes marionettist marionite Marionvale Mariote

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