Antoinette

[ an-twuh-net, -tuh-; French ahn-twa-net ]
/ ˌæn twəˈnɛt, -tə-; French ɑ̃ twaˈnɛt /

noun

Ma·rie [muh-ree; French ma-ree] /məˈri; French maˈri/,1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.
a female given name: derived from Antoine

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Antoinette
/ (French ɑ̃twanɛt) /

noun

See Marie Antoinette
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