fiancée
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English[edit]
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- (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɑnseɪ/, /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/, /fiɑnˈseɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/, /fiˈɒnseɪ/, /fiˈɑːnseɪ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: fiancé
Noun[edit]
fiancée (plural fiancées, masculine fiancé)
Usage notes[edit]
- 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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Translations[edit]
woman who is engaged to be married
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French[edit]
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Participle[edit]
fiancée f sg
Noun[edit]
fiancée f (plural fiancées)
- female equivalent of fiancé (“fiancé”); a fiancée
- a large yellow underwing
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