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dame.

lady

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dam/

  1. lady

    feminine

  2. queen

    feminine

  3. draughts (UK), checkers (US)

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina.

intj/dam/

  1. why, indeed

    dated
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina.

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