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madame definition

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

noun pl. mesdames 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

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