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DEMIMONDAINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does demimondaine mean?
• DEMIMONDAINE (noun)
The noun DEMIMONDAINE has 1 sense:
1. a female prostitute
Familiarity information: DEMIMONDAINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female prostitute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("demimondaine" is a kind of...):
bawd; cocotte; cyprian; fancy woman; harlot; lady of pleasure; prostitute; sporting lady; tart; whore; woman of the street; working girl (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)
Holonyms ("demimondaine" is a member of...):
demimonde (a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior)
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