Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doh-fee-ney]
- /doʊ fiˈneɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doh-fee-ney]
- /doʊ fiˈneɪ/
Definitions of dauphine word
- noun dauphine the wife of a dauphin 3
- noun dauphine a former province of SE France: its rulers, the Counts of Vienne, assumed the title of dauphin; annexed to France in 1457 3
- noun dauphine historic region of SE France, on the Italian border, north of Provence 3
- noun dauphine a historical region and former province of SE France. 1
- noun dauphine The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness. 1
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Origin of dauphine
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin
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Parts of speech for Dauphine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dauphine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dauphine usage trend in Literature
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