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Definition of madonna noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

madonna

noun
 
/məˈdɒnə/
 
/məˈdɑːnə/
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  1. the Madonna
     [singular] the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
  2. [countable] a statue or picture of the Virgin Mary
    • a madonna and child
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a respectful form of address to an Italian woman): Italian, from ma (old form of mia ‘my’) + donna ‘lady’ (from Latin domina).
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