doyen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From French doyen, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪən, -ɛn

[edit] Noun

doyen (plural doyens)

1. (obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men.
2. The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
3. (colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.
   • 2008 July 3, Amanda Schaffer, “The Sex Difference Evangelists”, part 3: “Mars, Venus, Babies, and Hormones”, in Slate,

     In an interview, even Simon Baron-Cohen, another doyen of sex-difference claims, offered up some caution.

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• doyenne

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• Alphagram: denoy
• doney

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin decānus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dwajɛ̃/
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[edit] Noun

doyen m. (plural doyens)

1. (religion, university) dean
2. senior member, doyen