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donnée definition

don·née (dô nā′, də-)

noun

the premise, intuition, complex of events, etc. used as the basis for the development of the plot in a novel, play, etc.

Etymology: Fr < fem. pp. of donner, to give < L donare: see donation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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