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Puccini

[ poo-chee-nee; Italian poot-chee-nee ]
/ puˈtʃi ni; Italian putˈtʃi ni /

noun

Gia·co·mo [jah-kaw-maw], /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/, 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer.

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Puccini
/ (pʊˈtʃiːnɪ) /

noun

Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). 1858–1924, Italian operatic composer, noted for the dramatic realism of his operas, which include Manon Lescaut (1893), La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madame Butterfly (1904)
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