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mesdames

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈmeɪˌdæm/, French: /medam/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/meɪˈdɑm, -ˈdɑmz, -ˈdæm, -ˈdæmz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mā däm, -dam; Fr. mā dm)


From madam (n):
mesdames
npl (For the title senses)
madams
npl (For the brothel and pompous girl senses)
From madame (n): npl: mesdames

Collocations for "mesdames"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mesdames" in context.

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madam

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. Madam [President, First Lady, Speaker]
  2. Dear (Sir or) Madam
  3. [start, open, begin] the letter with "Dear Madam"
  4. Can I help you, madam?
  5. UK: And what would madam like to [drink, order]?
  6. please, [come, step, walk] this way, madam
  7. Are you being [attended to, served], madam?
  8. I'm sorry, madam, but [you can't, we don't]
  9. excuse me, madam, [can, would] you
  10. UK, informal: she's a [real, proper, true] little madam!
  11. the [brothel, strip club] madam

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