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maître d'

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variants: or maitre d'

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as in maître d'hôtel, headwaiter

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“Maître d'.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ma%C3%AEtre%20d%27. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.

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