Meaning & use
mademoiselle
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a French title used to address or refer to an unmarried woman or girl, equivalent to 'Miss' in English.
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The waiter greeted her with a polite, 'Bonjour, mademoiselle.'
The novel's heroine is known simply as Mademoiselle Dubois.
A note on using this word
Mademoiselle is borrowed directly from French and is mainly used in English when referring to French-speaking contexts or for stylistic effect.
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Words with an opposite meaning
madame
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