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madeleine
/ˈmædələn/
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What does madeleine mean?
noun
- A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
- (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
proper noun
- A female given name from French, variant of Madeline.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmædələn/
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Francois appears at the house of Madeleine Blanchet, who is a widow and very sad and ill.
The wheels had continued to sink, and it had become almost impossible for Madeleine to make his way from under the vehicle.
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Here Madeleine Brohan, the famous actress, had inhabited a small villa, a two-storied building.
The four following levels correspond with those belonging to what is known as the Madeleine type, and the arrow-heads are decorated with geometrical designs.
He told me of the long hours he spent walking about the Boulevard de la Madeleine on the look-out for Englishmen, preferably the worse for liquor, who desired to see things which the law forbade.