madam

  • 11madam — c.1300, from O.Fr. ma dame, lit. my lady, from L. mea domina (Cf. MADONNA (Cf. madonna)). Meaning female owner or manager of a brothel is first attested 1871 …

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  • 12Madam — ↑ Dame …

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  • 13madam — ► NOUN 1) a polite form of address for a woman. 2) Brit. informal a conceited or precocious girl. 3) a female brothel keeper. ORIGIN French ma dame my lady …

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  • 14Madam — This article is about the title. For other uses, see Madam (disambiguation). Mme redirects here. For other uses, see MME (disambiguation). Madam, or madame, is a polite title used for women which, in English, is the equivalent of Mrs. or Ms., and …

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  • 15madam — [[t]mæ̱dəm[/t]] madams 1) N VOC (politeness) People sometimes say Madam as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a woman customer as …

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  • 16madam — I UK [ˈmædəm] / US * used for talking politely to a woman whose name you do not know. This word is used especially by people serving customers in a shop or restaurant Are you ready to order, madam? • Madam Chairwoman/President/Ambassador etc used …

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  • 17madam — 1. bağl. <ər.> Cümlənin əvvəlində gəlib, məzmununda güzəşt olmayan cümləyə güzəştlik xüsusiyyəti verir – bu səbəbə görə ki, buna görə ki (çox vaxt «ki» bağlayıcısı ilə işlənir). <Bəhram:> Madam ki, . . insanlar məkr və təzvir ilə öz… …

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  • 18madam — mad|am1 [ mædəm ] * used for talking politely to a woman whose name you do not know. This word is used especially by people serving customers in a store or restaurant: Are you ready to order, madam? Dear Madam used at the beginning of a business… …

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  • 19madam —    In the Middle Ages this was a title of great respect for a woman of the highest social rank, the equivalent of ‘my lady’. The expression was borrowed from French, where madame had that precise meaning, ‘my lady’. In the early seventeenth… …

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  • 20Madam-6 — Chembox new ImageFile = Madam 6.png ImageSize = IUPACName = N methyl 1 (6 methyl 1,3 benzodioxol 5 yl)propan 2 amine OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = PubChem = SMILES = C1(=CC2=C(C=C1CC(C)NC)OCO2)C Section2 = Chembox Properties …

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