fianc-e

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fianc-e

Noun

(plural fiancés)

A man who is engaged to be married.
A person engaged to be married.

Usage notes

Traditionally, the spelling fiancé is used for a man who is engaged, with fiancée being the female counterpart. (This is a reflection of the corresponding distinction in French.)

Origin

Borrowing from French

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Many speculated that his new fiancée wanted to take on the role, but Usher has denied the gossip, telling the Associated Press, "She [Tameka] has no aspirations of becoming my manager or any other artist's manager."
The wedding announcement came, not by way of Kendra or her Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver fiancée Hank Bassett, but by former boyfriend (can you really call an 80 year old a boyfriend?
Trying to give your girlfriend a hint that she will soon by your fiancée or need a placeholder to tell her you would like her to shop with you to choose her engagement ring?
For example, your future fiancée might find the poem as a part of a treasure hunt that ultimately leads to the ring and the ending of the poem, the actual proposal.
This wouldn't be the only loss he would suffer within the same year.Later that year, West and his longtime girlfriend and fiancée Alexis Phifer split.

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