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# madame

noun (Madame, Mesdames) (French)

«madame» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (French) Madame is the French way of saying «Mrs» or «madam», a polite title for a woman. It sounds like «ma-DAM». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#m1)
2. In English it is used for a woman's title in fancy or foreign settings, such as «Madame Curie». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#m2)

### In the lessons

In French lessons: «Bonjour, Madame» — hello, madam. In history, Marie Curie is called Madame Curie. In stories, a fortune-teller or ballet teacher is often «Madame». Short form: Mme.

### Examples

- «Bonjour, Madame Dupont!» said the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x1)
- Madame Curie won two Nobel Prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x2)
- Our French teacher likes to be called Madame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x3)
- Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x4)
- «Merci, Madame,» I said to the shopkeeper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x5)
- The ballet teacher, Madame Rose, clapped the beat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x6)
- Madame was so very fond of Bellissima. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/#x7)

### Note

French word. Plural: mesdames. English «madam» is spelled without -e; «madame» keeps the French spelling. Capital M when used as a title.

## In Jewish tradition

In French lessons: «Bonjour, Madame» — hello, madam. In history, Marie Curie is called Madame Curie. In stories, a fortune-teller or ballet teacher is often «Madame». Short form: Mme.

### Examples

- The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madame/#x1)
- The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madame/#x2)

### Note

French word. Plural: mesdames. English «madam» is spelled without -e; «madame» keeps the French spelling. Capital M when used as a title.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «madame» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«madame» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/madame.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «madame» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madame/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«madame» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madame.html) on Mova free.