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mon cher

American  
[mawn sher] / mɔ̃ ˈʃɛr /
French.
  1. (referring to a man or boy) my dear.


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Know only this, mon cher: you are the only being I trust, and whom I love, above and beyond myself.

From Salon May 20, 2024

They are inscribed with expressions such as “À mon cher Maître” in a serpentine hand that resembles the Master’s.

From The New Yorker Apr. 11, 2016

Mitterrand, carried away by all the camaraderie, addressed Reagan as "mon cher Ron."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ah, mon cher ami, she tells him in effect, it cannot be.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Ah, mon cher, that would be indeed stretching coincidence a little too far,” said M. Bouc.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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