"doyenne" meaning in French

See doyenne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dwa.jɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-doyenne.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-doyenne.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-doyenne.wav Forms: doyennes [plural], doyen [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From doyen + -enne. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|doyen|-enne|id2=female}} doyen + -enne Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=doyen}} doyenne f (plural doyennes, masculine doyen)
  1. female equivalent of doyen: the oldest woman Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: doyen (extra: the oldest woman)
    Sense id: en-doyenne-fr-noun-jcqIrbSW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -enne (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -enne (female): 47 53
  2. (Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment Tags: Canada, feminine
    Sense id: en-doyenne-fr-noun-FvyNgi3b Categories (other): Canadian French, Education, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -enne (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -enne (female): 47 53 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: doyen (english: the oldest man)

Inflected forms

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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "the oldest man",
      "translation": "the oldest man",
      "word": "doyen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "doyen",
        "3": "-enne",
        "id2": "female"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From doyen + -enne.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doyennes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doyen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l'humanité.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              77,
              84
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Words",
          "ref": "1949 [1946], Jacques Prévert, “Événements”, in Paroles [Words], Éditions Gallimard, page 54:",
          "text": "puis elles s'approchent de la flaque / de la grande flaque de sang / mais la doyenne des mouches leur dit / Halte là mes enfants",
          "translation": "Words",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "the oldest woman",
          "word": "doyen"
        }
      ],
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        "female equivalent of doyen: the oldest woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "doyen",
          "doyen#French"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "Canadian French",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Education",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "name": "French terms suffixed with -enne (female)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "female dean at an educational establishment"
      ],
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        [
          "education",
          "education"
        ],
        [
          "dean",
          "dean"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dwa.jɛn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛn"
    },
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    },
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    },
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}
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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms suffixed with -enne (female)",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:French/ɛn",
    "Rhymes:French/ɛn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
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      "translation": "the oldest man",
      "word": "doyen"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doyen",
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for translations of French quotations",
        "Requests for translations of French usage examples"
      ],
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              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
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        },
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              77,
              84
            ]
          ],
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          "translation": "Words",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "doyen"
        }
      ],
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        "female equivalent of doyen: the oldest woman"
      ],
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        [
          "doyen",
          "doyen#French"
        ],
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "form-of"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "female dean at an educational establishment"
      ],
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          "education"
        ],
        [
          "dean",
          "dean"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment"
      ],
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        "Canada",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dwa.jɛn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛn"
    },
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    },
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    },
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}

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