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