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  • Mme.
    Mme.
    abbreviation
    Madame.
  • M.M.E.
    M.M.E.
    abbreviation
    Master of Mechanical Engineering.
  • Mme
    Mme
    noun
    the French equivalent of Mrs

Mme.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Madame.


M.M.E. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Mechanical Engineering.

  2. Master of Mining Engineering.

  3. Master of Music Education.


Mme British  

noun

  1. the French equivalent of Mrs

"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

Etymology

Origin of Mme

from French Madame, Mesdames

Example Sentences

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“I will never forget my audition for Mme. Lhévinne,” North recalls.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2023

“There is a very particular thread that connects Mme. Blanc, Mme. Markos and Josef Klemperer which we always intended we would leave oblique, but detectable,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2018

Mme. de Ribes needed changes of toilette for every occasion.

From The New Yorker Dec. 1, 2015

The head of the convent is the old and ailing Prioress, Mme. de Croissy.

From New York Times May 6, 2013

“His parents were devastated, of course, M. Beaumier and Mme. Beaumier,” she continued.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

While the guidelines explicitly reject dosage caps, they continue to warn doctors to be wary of dosing over 50 M.M.E. per day, which could still be misread as a rule.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2022

A 61-year-old patient, disabled by a back injury, had been functioning well for years on 225 M.M.E., he said.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2019

Dr. Frieden defended 90 M.M.E., as the measurement is known, as a responsible ceiling.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2019

Proust chronicles the poisonous effects of World War I on French society, embodied by the hostess Mme.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2022

The legendary French actress plays the snooty Mme.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2022

It was Ching-ling, the middle sister, 25 years Sun’s junior, who went on to be Mme.

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2019

As she studied the part, she became fascinated by the character of Mme.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2019

“When I do retire, this is all going to you, my dear,” Mme.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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