HOW TO PRONOUNCE
madame
/məˈdæm/
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What does madame mean?
noun
- Alternative form of madam.
- Alternative letter-case form of madame.
- A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈdæm/
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/məˈdɑm//mæˈdæm//mæˈdɑm//ˈmæ.dəm/
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It was the first time it had ever been so complimented, and Madame Defarge knew enough of its antecedents to know better.
It was in this gallery, which had only a circular bay, an œil de bœuf, that Madame Albertine listened to the offices.
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The youngster was in his long white nightgown, that kept tripping him up as Madame Ratignolle led him along by the hand.
“You can stretch them as your family increases,” said young Madame de Bellegarde, who was muffling herself in a long white shawl.
Here, let history mention with due honour the paragon of her sex and the pattern to all wives of book-collecting men—Madame Fertiault.