noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of madam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
madame
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /məˈdæm/
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UK: /məˈdɑːm/
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UK: /ˈmæ.dəm/
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US: /məˈdæm/
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US: /məˈdɑm/
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US: /mæˈdæm/
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US: /mæˈdɑm/
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US: /ˈmæ.dəm/
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rhymes with -æm
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rhymes with -ɑm
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rhymes with -ædəm
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 D AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: M AH0 D AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of madame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 3
A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.
- Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
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noun
Meaning 4
title used for a married Frenchwoman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.
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