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Collodi

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[kuh-loh-dee, kawl-law-dee] / kəˈloʊ di, kɔlˈlɔ di /

noun

  1. Carlo Carlo Lorenzini, 1826–90, Italian writer: creator of the story of Pinocchio.


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“We also have new technology and resources that were not available years ago. We recognize over time that people, their loyalties, their perspective changes,” Collodi said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

Travers, Carlo Collodi and Hans Christian Andersen for mass consumption, I feared for their fate under their new masters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023

Richard A. Collodi, the special agent in charge of the F.B.I.’s Seattle field office, said that it was “impossible to quantify” the harm caused by Mr. Garcia.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The haunting stop-motion musical fantasy was inspired by the 1883 Italian novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi, and informed by Gris Grimly's illustrations of the 2002 edition of the book.

From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023

Your father's name is not Geppetto, but Collodi.

From Pinocchio in Africa by Angelo Patri

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