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Dictionary Results For "doyenne" [?]/[OPML]
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English

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A female doyen
  2. The senior, or eldest female member of a group
  3. * w:Helen Thomas|Helen Thomas is frequently referred to as "the doyenne of the White House press corps."


Translations


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French

Noun

  1. The oldest woman.
  2. * w:Jeanne Calment|Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l' humanité.


Related terms

References


fr:doyenne vi:doyenne

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English doyenne \doy`enne"\ n. f.
a female doyen.
[PJC]
WordNet doyenne
n : a woman who is the senior member of a group
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