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demi·monde (dem′i mänd′)

noun

  1. the class of women who have lost social standing because of sexual promiscuity
  2. a demimondaine
  3. prostitutes as a group
  4. any group whose activities are ethically questionable

Etymology: Fr < demi- (see demi-) + monde, world, society < L mundus, world

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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