Madame Meaning
/məˈdæm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative form of madam.
nounAlternative letter-case form of madame.
Sentence Examples
Could you tell me the way to Madame Tussaud's?
'Madame Butterfly' is set in Nagasaki.
Madame de Pompadour helped establish the Rococo style.
CEFR Practice Quiz
At the French restaurant, the waiter greeted the married woman with a polite '____'.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ Curie was a pioneering scientist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity in Paris.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
At the French restaurant, the waiter greeted the married woman with a polite '____'.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ Curie was a pioneering scientist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity in Paris.