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JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON
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• JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON (noun)
The noun JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON has 1 sense:
1. French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
Familiarity information: JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON used as a noun is very rare.
• JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson; Marquise de Pompadour; Pompadour
Instance hypernyms:
marchioness; marquise (a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess)
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