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dem⋅i⋅mon⋅daine

  [dem-ee-mon-deyn; Fr. duh-mee-mawn-den] noun, plural -daines  [-deynz; Fr. -den] , adjective
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–noun
1. a woman of the demimonde.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the demimonde.
Origin:
1890–95; < F, equiv. to demimonde demimonde + -aine fem. adj. suffix < L -āna -an
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dem·i·mon·daine   (děm'ē-mŏn-dān', -mŏn'dān')   
n.  A woman belonging to the demimonde.

[French, from demi-monde, demimonde; see demimonde.]
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