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Corno

British  
/ ˈkɔrno /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Italy: the highest peak in the Apennines. Height: 2912 m (9554 ft)

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Corno was the one sitting next to me a few days earlier, thinking Zatopek would most likely not attempt the marathon.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2012

A large section of detached fresco from a facade of Bassano’s Palazzo dal Corno of 1539 is in a very reduced state.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2010

As Corno di Bassetto he succeeded partly by being flip, partly by avoiding, to the scandalized amusement of his colleagues, the technical aspect of music.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon after his return, he wrote for London's The Star under his famous pseudonym Corno di Bassetto, and later for The World simply as "G.B.S."

From Time Magazine Archive

On July 18, 1916, the Italians gained some new positions on the rocky slopes of the Corno del Coston in the upper Posina Valley.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

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