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DU BARRY
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• DU BARRY (noun)
The noun DU BARRY has 1 sense:
1. courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
Familiarity information: DU BARRY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Comtesse Du Barry; Du Barry; Marie Jeanne Becu
Instance hypernyms:
courtier (an attendant at the court of a sovereign)
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