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doyenne


doy·enne

noun \dȯi-ˈ(y)en, dwä-ˈyen\

Definition of DOYENNE

: a woman who is a doyen
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Examples of DOYENNE

  1. the doyenne of the fashion industry

Origin of DOYENNE

French, feminine of doyen
First Known Use: circa 1897

Rhymes with DOYENNE

again, amen, Ardennes, Big Ben, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, Estienne, fen-phen, game hen, hang ten, hapten, Karen, La Tène, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, RN, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne

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