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comedienne

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co⋅me⋅di⋅enne

[kuh-mee-dee-en, -mey-]
–noun
a woman who is a comic entertainer or actress.

Origin:
1855–60; < F comédienne; see comedian, -enne


See -enne.
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co·me·di·enne   (kə-mē'dē-ěn')   
n.  A woman professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs various other comic acts.

[French comédienne, feminine of comédien, comedian; see comedian.]
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