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du·ce

D0411500 (do͞o′chā)n. A leader or commander; a chief.

[Italian, from Latin dux, duc-; see duke.]

duce

(ˈduːtʃɪ; Italian ˈduːtʃe) nleader[C20: from Italian, from Latin dux]

Duce

(Italian ˈduːtʃe) n (Historical Terms) Il Duce (il) the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy (1922–43)

du•ce

(ˈdu tʃeɪ)

n., pl. -ces, -ci (-chē). 1. a leader or dictator. 2. il Duce, the leader: title of Benito Mussolini as head of Fascist Italy. [1920–25; < Italian < Medieval Latin dux (genitive ducis), Latin: leader; compare duke]

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duce - leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others

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