DEMIMONDAINE


Meaning of DEMIMONDAINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-mi-ˌmän-ˈdān, -ˈmän-ˌ, -mē- ]

noun

Etymology: French demi-mondaine, from feminine of demi-mondain, from demi-monde

Date: 1894

: a woman supported by a wealthy lover : a woman of the demimonde

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