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   Dame

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   noun

   • 1. (in the UK) the title given to a woman equivalent to the rank of knight: "Dame Vera Lynn"
   • 2. an elderly or mature woman: archaic, humorous "a matronly dame presided at the table"
   • ▪ a woman: informal, dated North American "a rich dame who took her husband to the cleaners"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does Dame mean in English?

   • mujer, Dame:, título honorífico concedido en Gran Bretaña a las mujeres por su valiosa labor… mulher, Dama, dama… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DAME meaning: 1. a title used in the UK before the name of a woman who has been officially respected: 2. a woman. Learn more.

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   What does Dama mean in English?

   • mujer, Dame: título honorífico concedido en Gran Bretaña a las mujeres por su valiosa labor, dama… mulher, Dama, dama… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! dame definition: 1. a title used in the UK before the name of a woman who has been officially respected: 2. a woman. Learn more.

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   What does La Dame veuve mean?

   • A ruddy and lusty old dame, who delights in all weathers and seasons, and is likely to outlive all her children yet. He is represented as the son of a widow, "la dame veuve," his father having been slain in tourney, battle or by treachery, either immediately before, or shortly after his birth.

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   Meaning of dame in English. dame. noun [ C ] us / deɪm / uk / deɪm / dame noun [C] (WOMAN) Add to word list. US old-fashioned slang. a woman. dame noun [C] (CHARACTER) UK. the funny character of an older woman, usually played by a man, in a pantomime (= a musical play for children) Tim Macpherson/Stone/GettyImages.

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   Definition of dame noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   DAME meaning: 1. a title used in the UK before the name of a woman who has been officially respected: 2. a woman. Learn more.

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   Definitions of dame. noun. a woman of refinement. synonyms: gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam. see more. noun. informal terms for a (young) woman. synonyms: bird, chick, doll, skirt, wench. see more.

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   noun. ( initial capital letter) (in Britain) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority. a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.

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   noun. dames. A title given to a woman in authority or the mistress of a household: now only in personifications. Dame Care. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A married woman; a matron. American Heritage. An elderly or matronly woman.

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   a title used in the UK before the name of a woman who has been officially respected: Dame Agatha Christie. damenoun[C] (WOMAN) a woman. (Definition of dame from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dame. in Chinese (Traditional) 女人, 角色, （童話劇中通常由男人扮演的）老年女醜角，滑稽老太婆… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)