Duce

Meaning

Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)

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Hyphenated as
Dù‧ce
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdu.t͡ʃe/
Etymology

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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