beau monde

[ boh-mond; French boh mawnd ]
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noun
  1. the fashionable world; high society.

Origin of beau monde

1
1705–15; <French: literally, fine world. See beau, monde

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British Dictionary definitions for beau monde

beau monde

/ (ˈbəʊ ˈmɒnd, French bo mɔ̃d) /


noun
  1. the world of fashion and society

Origin of beau monde

1
C18: French, literally: fine world

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