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Manzoni

[mahn-dzaw-nee]

noun

  1. Alessandro (Francesco Tommaso Antonio) 1785–1873, Italian novelist, poet, and dramatist.



Manzoni

/ manˈdzoːni /

noun

  1. Alessandro (alesˈsandro). 1785–1873, Italian romantic novelist and poet, famous for his historical novel I Promessi sposi (1825–27)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Her departure comes just months after John Manzoni took over as chairman of the board, although the sources said there had not been a clash of personalities.

From BBC

"This work really challenges the notion that complete independence is a necessary marker of adulthood," says Anna Manzoni, co-author of the study and an associate professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.

The image of a balloon references 1960s Italian conceptual artist Piero Manzoni.

From BBC

But despite Verdi’s Requiem having been written in Manzoni’s honor, this celebrated novel reads like Sir Walter Scott warmed over.

Sir John Manzoni urged the PM to reach a negotiated settlement with Sonia Khan, who was led out of No 10 by police in August 2019 following a reported row with Mr Cummings.

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