/ ˌmæriəˈnet; NAmE / noun
a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French marionnette , from Marion , diminutive of the given name Marie .
/ ˌmæriəˈnet; NAmE / noun
a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French marionnette , from Marion , diminutive of the given name Marie .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005