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madonna definition

ma·donna (mə dän′ə)

noun

  1. a former Italian title for a woman, equivalent to madam
  2. Mary, mother of Jesus: usually with the
  3. a picture or statue of Mary

Etymology: It, my lady < ma, my (< L mea) + donna, lady (< L domina, see dame)

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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