donnée

American  

[do-ney] / dɒˈneɪ /

noun

1. a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.

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donnée British  

/ dɔne /

noun

1. a subject or theme

2. a basic assumption or fact

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Etymology

Origin of donnée

1875–80; < French: literally, given, noun use of feminine past participle of donner to give < Latin dōnāre; donate

Example Sentences

She is a daughter of Candy L. Ramelli and Donnee S. Ramelli of Rehoboth Beach, Del. The bride’s father retired as the president of the human resources division at General Motors in Detroit.

From New York Times

And with that donnée, as Henry James would have called it, the excitement begins.

From The New Yorker

We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, what the French call his donnée; our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it.

From The New Yorker

Jusqu'ici, aucune décision nette, précise et solennelle sur ce point n'a été donnée; hésiter sur l'emploi de ce moyen, ne serait-ce pas douter de cette infaillibilité?

From Project Gutenberg

Je suys une des Dames du monde dont len a greigneur bien dict, Et se ma renommee empiroyt par vous, il y auroyt layde amour et villaine | and Galiot too. et vous, Gallehault, ie vous prye que mon honneur gardez | Car vous estes le plus saige | Et se mal men venoyt, ce ne seroyt si non par vous; Et se ien ay bien et ioye, vous me lauez donnee.”

From Project Gutenberg