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单词 demimondaine
释义

demimondaine

[ dem-ee-mon-deyn; French duh-mee-mawn-den ]
/ ˌdɛm i mɒnˈdeɪn; French də mi mɔ̃ˈdɛn /

noun, plural dem·i·mon·daines [dem-ee-mon-deynz; French duh-mee-mawn-den]. /ˌdɛm i mɒnˈdeɪnz; French də mi mɔ̃ˈdɛn/.

a woman of the demimonde.

adjective

of or relating to the demimonde.

Origin of demimondaine

1890–95; <French, equivalent to demimondedemimonde + -aine feminine adj. suffix <Latin -āna-an

Words nearby demimondaine

demilitarize, demilitarized zone, de Mille, demilune, demimetope, demimondaine, demimonde, demineralization, demineralize, demineralizer, de minimis
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British Dictionary definitions for demimondaine

demimondaine
/ (ˌdɛmɪˈmɒndeɪn, French dəmimɔ̃dɛn) /

noun

a woman of the demimonde

Word Origin for demimondaine

C19: from French
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