Mme.

Save This Word!

abbreviation

Madame.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Mme.

mlx, mm, Mmabatho, MMC, MMDS, Mme., Mmes., M.Met.E., mmf, M.Mgt.E., MMH

Other definitions for Mme. (2 of 2)

M.M.E.

abbreviation

Master of Mechanical Engineering.

Master of Mining Engineering.

Master of Music Education.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Mme. in a sentence

Vacillating and unintelligent, his actions were all guided by his mistress, Mme Bonnemain.
Top Ten Military Sex Scandals, Part Two|David Frum|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mme Bonnemain died in 1890; Boulanger returned from exile to blow his brains out atop Mme Bonnemain's Brussels grave.
Top Ten Military Sex Scandals, Part Two|David Frum|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Let her even be a former courtesan now retired from the game, like Mme Swann, and he can make her live.
Proust: The Captive|David Frum|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Here convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

This portrait is thought by some good judges to equal that of Mme. Le Brun.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
And lastly, there is Mme. Bastien-Lepage, the "good little mother," as the great artist and loving son used to call her.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
He gave his arm to Fleurette, and walked out of the hotel, with serene confidence in the powers of the sainted Mme. Bidoux.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
A doctor, summoned, said many learned words which Aristide and Mme. Bidoux tried hard to understand.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for Mme.

Mme

noun plural Mmes

the French equivalent of Mrs

Word Origin for Mme

from French Madame, Mesdames

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012