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

doyenne

noun
 
/dɔɪˈen/
 
/dɔɪˈen/
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  1. the most respected or most experienced woman member of a group or profession
    • Martha Graham, the doyenne of American modern dance
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, feminine of doyen from Old French deien, from late Latin decanus ‘chief of a group of ten’, from decem ‘ten’.
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