Definition of Dame
Dame
dame
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(noun)
(British) a woman who has been granted the rank equivalent to that of a knight, or the title given to such a woman;
e.g. She was made a dame for her great contributions to her field.
(noun)
(old, now informal and/or humorous) a mature or elderly woman;
e.g. The door was opened by a rosy-cheeked dame, who showed them inside.
(noun)
(informal, American, now dated) broadly, a woman;
e.g. She seems like a lovely dame and I would love to meet her someday.
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