Pronunciation: ( ˌ )bän- ' tän, ' bän- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, good tone
Date: 1747
1 a : fashionable manner or style b : the fashionable or proper thing
2 : high society
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )bän- ' tän, ' bän- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, good tone
Date: 1747
1 a : fashionable manner or style b : the fashionable or proper thing
2 : high society
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012