madame

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/məˈdæm/(UK)
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/məˈdæm/(UK) · /məˈdɑːm/(UK) · /ˈmæ.dəm/(UK) · /məˈdæm/(US) · /məˈdɑm/(US) · /mæˈdæm/(US) · /mæˈdɑm/(US) · /ˈmæ.dəm/(US)

Definition of madame

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of madam.
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of madam.
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of madame.
  3. 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.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.

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