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femme definition

femme (fem)

noun

  1. a woman or wife
  2. a person, esp. a lesbian, who dresses and behaves in a way regarded as traditionally feminine or effeminate

Etymology: Fr

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