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GRANDE DAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grande dame mean?
• GRANDE DAME (noun)
The noun GRANDE DAME has 1 sense:
1. a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected
Familiarity information: GRANDE DAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("grande dame" is a kind of...):
dame; gentlewoman; lady; ma'am; madam (a woman of refinement)
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