"cicisbea" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cicisbeas [plural], cicisbee [plural]
Etymology: From Italian cicisbea. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|cicisbea}} Italian cicisbea Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cicisbee}} cicisbea (plural cicisbeas or cicisbee)
  1. (now chiefly historical) The female companion or lover of a (chiefly married) man, especially in eighteenth-century Italy. Tags: historical Related terms: cicisbeo
    Sense id: en-cicisbea-en-noun-bT6ltN~Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 8 32 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 9 40 3

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈzbɛ.a/ Forms: cicisbee [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛa Etymology: Akin to cicisbeo. Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} cicisbea f (plural cicisbee)
  1. (archaic) a vain, shallow woman who likes being admired Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-cicisbea-it-noun-gD1RmdLI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈzbɛ.a/
Rhymes: -ɛa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} cicisbea
  1. inflection of cicisbeare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cicisbeare
    Sense id: en-cicisbea-it-verb-c55SczQD Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 9 40 3 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 16 68 16
  2. inflection of cicisbeare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: cicisbeare
    Sense id: en-cicisbea-it-verb-xyURYWLo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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