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haut monde
[ oh mond; French oh mawnd ]
/ ˌoʊ ˈmɒnd; French oʊ ˈmɔ̃d /
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noun
high society.
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Also haute-monde [oht-mond]. /ˌoʊtˈmɒnd/.
Origin of haut monde
From French
Words nearby haut monde
Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Hautes-Pyrénées, hauteur, Haute-Vienne, haut monde, hau tree, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine, haüynite, Havana
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How to use haut monde in a sentence
Courtall, a fop and consummate libertine, for ever boasting of his love-conquests over ladies of the haut monde.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Elle s'tait dit que c'tait un gentilhomme, auquel toute femme, mme du plus haut monde, et t heureuse de confier son bonheur.
Le chteau des Carpathes|Jules VerneBut it was to the haut monde that its primary appeal was made.
The Works of Max Beerbohm|Max Beerbohm
British Dictionary definitions for haut monde
haut monde
/ French (o mɔ̃d) /
noun
high society
Word Origin for haut monde
literally: high world
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