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noun
A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of mademoiselle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To address as mademoiselle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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noun
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura
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Broader terms: drum, drumfish
History
Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
