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fiancée

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See also: fiancee and fianceé

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fiancée.

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Noun

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fiancée (plural fiancées)

  1. A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.

Usage notes

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  • Traditionally, the spelling fiancée is used for a woman who is engaged, with fiancé being the male counterpart. (This is a reflection of the corresponding distinction in French.) However, this distinction is not reliably followed today.

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French

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Etymology

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From fiancé +‎ -e.

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Participle

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fiancée f sg

  1. feminine singular of fiancé

Noun

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 fiancée on French Wikipedia

fiancée f (plural fiancées)

  1. female equivalent of fiancé (fiancé); a fiancée
  2. a large yellow underwing

Descendants

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  • English: fiancée
  • Japanese: フィアンセ (fianse)

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