Definition of Grande dame
Grande dame
grande dame
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(noun)
a woman, usually elderly, who has great abilities in her sphere and who thus holds significant prestige or influence;
e.g. She is recognized as a grande dame in the field, having made some of the most useful recent contributions.
(noun)
broadly, someone or something that is one of the earliest and/or most respected of its kind;
e.g. This novel is the grande dame of science fiction, being one of the earliest significant examples.
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