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dau⋅phine

   [daw-feen; Fr. doh-feen]
–noun, plural -phines  [-feenz; Fr. -feen] .
the wife of a dauphin.
Also, dauphiness.

Origin:
1860–65; < F; MF dalfine, fem. of dalphin dauphin
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dau·phine     (dô-fēn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The wife of a dauphin.

[French, feminine of dauphin; see dauphin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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