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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)play

  Familiarity information: JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON used as a noun is very rare.


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JEANNE ANTOINETTE POISSON (noun)


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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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