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  Marconi, Guglielmo Marco Polo  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Marconi rig
 
NOUN: See Bermuda rig.
ETYMOLOGY:After Guglielmo Marconi (probably from its resemblance to the early antennas used by him for his wireless telegraphy).
 
 
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  Marconi, Guglielmo Marco Polo  
 
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