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madame Definition

ma·dame (mə däm′, -dam′; mad′əm; Fr mȧ dȧm′)

noun pl. mes·dames′mā däm′, -dam′; Fr mā dȧm′

a married woman: French title equivalent to Mrs.: used in English as a title of respect for a distinguished woman or generally for any foreign married woman: abbrev. Mme, Mdme

Etymology: Fr: see madam

madame Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • d'albemar: M. Barton is without hope, except in the courage and virtue of madame d'Albémar herself.

Noun used with modifier

  • brothel: Upon their return to Larkhall, the Julies are surprised when they bump into their old employer, wealthy brothel madame, Virginia OâKane.
madame Quotes

   An interviewer asked me what book I thought best represented the modern American woman. All I could think of to answer was: Madame Bovary.

—McCarthy,Joseph R(aymond)

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