beau monde

American

[boh mond, boh mawnd] / ˈboʊ ˈmɒnd, boʊ ˈmɔ̃d /

noun

the fashionable world; high society.

beau monde British

/ ˈbəʊ ˈmɒnd, bo mɔ̃d /

noun

the world of fashion and society

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Etymology

Origin of beau monde

1705–15; < French: literally, fine world. See beau, monde

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