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duce¹

  • /ˈduːtʃeɪ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian duce. Doublet of doge, duc, duke, and dux.

noun duci

  1. An authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini.

Duce²

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”).

* As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).

proper noun Duces · Dowse

  1. A surname.

Duce³

proper noun the Duce · Dowse

  1. alternative Alternative form of Il Duce

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noun (fascism) an authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini

Españolduce
한국어두체 duche
日本語ドゥーチェ dūche
中文duce, 領袖 /领袖 lǐngxiù
Françaisduce
DeutschDuce
Italianoduce
Ελληνικάντούτσε ntoútse
Русскийду́че dúče
العربيةدُوتْشِي dūtšī, دُوتْشِي dūtše
עבריתדוצ׳ה dúche

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@misc{duce_2026,
  title = {duce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}