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See also: Duce

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian duce. Doublet of doge, duc, duke, and dux.

Pronunciation

Noun

duce (plural duci)

  1. (fascism) An authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini.

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dux, ducis (“leader”). Compare the likewise borrowed doublets duca and doge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -utʃe
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ce

Noun

duce m (plural duci)

  1. (archaic or literary) captain, leader, helm
    Synonyms: capitano, capo, condottiero
  2. (by extension, after the Fascist era) an authoritarian leader
    Synonyms: autocrate, despota, dittatore, oppressore, tiranno

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Latin

Verb

dūce

  1. alternative form of dūc (“lead!, guide!”), second-person singular present active imperative of dūcō.

Usage notes

While common in Plautus, dūc is the far more common variant in the classical period.

Noun

duce m or f

  1. ablative singular of dux

Old English

Etymology

From the original meaning of "diver," from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (“to duck, dive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.ke/, /ˈdu.ke/

Noun

dū̆ce f

  1. duck (bird)
    Synonym: ened

Declension

Weak n-stem:

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