"demi-monde" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: demi-mondes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} demi-monde (plural demi-mondes)
  1. Alternative form of demimonde Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: demimonde
    Sense id: en-demi-monde-en-noun-wNXtOkYy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /də.mi.mɔ̃d/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-demi-monde.wav Forms: demi-mondes [plural]
Etymology: From demi- + monde, probably after a play by French author and playwright Alexandre Dumas fils. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|demi-|monde}} demi- + monde Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} demi-monde m (plural demi-mondes)
  1. demimonde Tags: masculine Derived forms: demi-mondain, demi-mondaine

Inflected forms

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