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jeune première

American

[zhœn pruh-myer] / ʒœn prəˈmyɛr /

noun

the female juvenile lead in a play or movie.
a young actress who plays such a role.

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Inflected Forms

noun

jeunes premières

plural

Etymology

Origin of jeune première

1920–25; < French: literally, young first (actress)

Example Sentences

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So he characterized it, to Lightmark's amusement, when they were discussing their cigarettes and the jeune première in the interval between the acts.

From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher

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