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Casanova1 definition

Casa·nova (kaz′ə nō′və, kas′ə-)

noun

a man who is very fond of women and has many love affairs

Etymology: see Giovanni Giacomo Casanova

Casanova2 definition

Casa·nova (kaz′ə nō′və, kas′ə-; It kä′zä nō̂′vä)

Casanova, Giovanni Giacomo (jō̂ vän′nē yä′kō̂ mō̂) 1725-98; It. adventurer, noted for his Memoirs, which include accounts of his many love affairs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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