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cher

/ʃɛɹ/

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What does cher mean?

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of 'cher.

proper noun

  1. A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.
  2. A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.
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proper noun

  1. A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

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IPA pronunciation

/ʃɛɹ/

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“Do you know, mon cher,” said Bilíbin following him, “I have been thinking about you. Why are you going?”
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
Similar discoveries were made in the Cher, and in the celebrated cemetery of Hallstadt, near Salzburg.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
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How answer you, la plus belle Katherine du monde, mon très cher et divin déesse?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
Et ce cher portrait du divin Shakespeare Qu’un soir pour souper nons avons vendu!
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
In answer to his politely sinister, prolonged glance of inquiry, I overheard Doña Rita murmuring, with some confusion and annoyance, “Vous êtes bête mon cher. Voyons! Ça n’a aucune conséquence.”
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058