grande dame

[ gran -dam, deym; French grahnd -dam ]

/ ˈgræn ˈdæm, ˈdeɪm; French grɑ̃d ˈdam /

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noun, plural grandes dames

[gran -damz, deymz; French grahnd -dam]. /ˈgræn ˈdæmz, ˈdeɪmz; French grɑ̃d ˈdam/.

a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.

a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field: a grande dame of the American theater.

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Origin of grande dame

1735–45; <French: literally, great lady

Words nearby grande dame

grand duchess, grand duchy, Grand Duchy of Muscovy, grand duke, Grande Chartreuse, La, grande dame, grandee, Grande Prairie, Grande-Terre, grandeur, Grand Falls

How to use grande dame in a sentence

Spoiler: you may think twice before getting another Grande Chestnut Praline Latte.
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Brutally, Ms. Grande, to be a true diva you need to have lived a bit.
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Grande, who like Cyrus is 21, had been called a diva and was upset about it.
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The problem is Grande has now painted herself into a bit of a nice-girl corner, which is a place no diva ever wants to be.
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Previous Beltrán Leyva henchmen had nicknames like El Grande or La Barbie and were stone-faced killers.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.
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Dame Dorothy Packington sent the trusty and well beloved Thos.
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Ils me conduysirent en la plus grande cabane de toutes; elle contenoit bien 80 ames.
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Car ils estoyent en grande cholere et en non moindre crainte; mais la cholere faisoit plus de bruit.
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British Dictionary definitions for grande dame

grande dame

/ French (ɡrɑ̃d dam) /

noun

a woman regarded as the most experienced, prominent, or venerable member of her profession, etcthe grande dame of fashion

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