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Definition of Madame in English: MadamenounPlural Mesdamesˈmadəmməˈdɑːm 1A title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking woman, corresponding to Mrs. Example sentencesExamples - A little girl with a pink dress and haunting brown eyes shouted, ‘Madame, Madame,’ in hopes of a handout.
- Not a sandwich au jambon and a carafe of Perrier, Madame, but a proper five-course French Lunch.
- A woman who had been standing next to me called out, Madame!
- ‘James Madison, of the United States of America, at your service, Mesdames,’ he declared in halted French.
- Among themselves, women at the office never used a colleague's last name without preceding it with the title Madame.
- 1.1 Used as a title for women in artistic or exotic occupations, such as musicians or fortune-tellers.
Madame Eva bent once more over the crystal ball Example sentencesExamples - Believe that Madame L. told fortunes for a living.
- Cleo has her fortune read by Tarot card reader, Madame Irma.
- The plot is thus: Madame Fate, a mysterious fortune teller, has foreseen her own death through her crystal ball with only 24 hours before the allotted hour.
- Madame Zelda won't tell Ralph his fortune, but she told Alice that she'll be coming into some money.
- Why had Madame Rostropov, the real fortune teller, picked tonight not to turn up?
Origin French; compare with madam. Definition of Madame in US English: Madamenoun 1A title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking woman. Example sentencesExamples - A little girl with a pink dress and haunting brown eyes shouted, ‘Madame, Madame,’ in hopes of a handout.
- ‘James Madison, of the United States of America, at your service, Mesdames,’ he declared in halted French.
- Not a sandwich au jambon and a carafe of Perrier, Madame, but a proper five-course French Lunch.
- Among themselves, women at the office never used a colleague's last name without preceding it with the title Madame.
- A woman who had been standing next to me called out, Madame!
- 1.1 Used as a title for women in artistic or exotic occupations, such as musicians or fortune-tellers.
Madame Eva bent once more over the crystal ball Example sentencesExamples - Cleo has her fortune read by Tarot card reader, Madame Irma.
- Why had Madame Rostropov, the real fortune teller, picked tonight not to turn up?
- Madame Zelda won't tell Ralph his fortune, but she told Alice that she'll be coming into some money.
- The plot is thus: Madame Fate, a mysterious fortune teller, has foreseen her own death through her crystal ball with only 24 hours before the allotted hour.
- Believe that Madame L. told fortunes for a living.
Origin French; compare with madam. |