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madam

/ˈmædəm/MA-duhm
/ˈmædəm/MA-duhm

Meaningmy lady

Common meaning: a polite term for a lady

Journey through time

  1. Latinmea domina‘my lady’source
  2. Frenchmadamesource
  3. Middle Englishmadamesource
  4. Englishmadam‘a polite term for a lady’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mea domina ‘my lady’.

Roots

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