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grande dame
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of GRANDE DAME
a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority <the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life>
Related Words grandam (or grandame); headmistress, mistress; materfamilias; ma, mama (also mamma or momma), mammy, mom, mother
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