Madame

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English

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Noun

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Madame (plural Madames or Mesdames)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of madame
  2. A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme..
    The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.
    Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Capitalization of madame.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Madame f (plural Mesdames)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of madame

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French madame.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdam/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Madame f (genitive Madame, plural Mesdames)

  1. madam

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Madame” in Duden online
  • Madame” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache