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madame

[ muh-dam, -dahm, ma-; mad-uhm; French ma-dam ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
, plural mes·dames [mey-, dam, -, dahm, mey-, dam].
  1. a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title:

    Madame Curie.

  2. (in English) a title of respect used in speaking to or of an older woman, especially one of distinction, who is not of American or British origin. : Mme.


madame

/ madam; ˈmædəm /

noun

  1. a married Frenchwoman: usually used as a title equivalent to Mrs, and sometimes extended to older unmarried women to show respect and to women of other nationalities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of madame1

From French, dating back to 1590–1600; madam
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Word History and Origins

Origin of madame1

C17: from French. See madam
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Example Sentences

Lacey Noonan's A Gronking to Remember makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Madame Bovary in terms of its literary sophistication.

Madame Cézanne is ultimately about the figure in the portraits rather than the person, who remains a tantalizing enigma.

Last year, while filming the documentary “Madame Presidenta: Why Not U.S.?”

When Madame Tussauds unveiled their new waxwork of Kate, people queued up for a chance to feel “her” hair.

Hollywood Madame Michelle Braun told The New York Post in 2009 that Tiger Woods paid $60,000 for four escorts he saw six times.

Madame Ratignolle, more careful of her complexion, had twined a gauze veil about her head.

Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.

Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

She took the fan from Madame Ratignolle and began to fan both herself and her companion.

Beside her was a box of bonbons, which she held out at intervals to Madame Ratignolle.

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