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  1. A secret revolutionary society in S Italy in
  2. the first half of the 19th century that
  3. advocated constitutional government. The
  4. movement spread to N Italy but support
  5. dwindled after the formation of Mazzini's
  6. nationalist `Young Italy' movement, although
  7. it helped prove the way for the unification
  8. of Italy (see Risorgimento).
  9.