Dictionary
du•ce
Pronunciation: (dOO'chā; It.dOO'che), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ces, -ciPronunciation: (-chē). [key]
1. a leader or dictator.
2. il Duce,the leader: applied esp. to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.
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