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Ca•nos•sa

Pronunciation: (ku-nos'u; It.kä-nôs'sä), [key]
—n.
1. a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
2. go to Canossa, to humble oneself.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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