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Main Entry: doy·enne
Pronunciation: doi-'(y)en, dwä-'yen
Function: noun
Etymology: French, feminine of doyen
Date: circa 1897
: a woman who is a doyen



Main Entry: doy·en
Pronunciation: 'doi-&n, -"(y)en; 'dwä-"yan(n)
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin decanus dean -- more at DEAN
Date: 1670
1 a : the senior member of a body or group b : a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor
2 : the oldest example of a category
672 posted on 03/07/2003 6:58:31 PM PST by Mo1 (RALLY FOR AMERICA - VALLEY FORGE,PA MARCH 16, 2003 1:00 PM)
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To: Mo1
the oldest example of a category

Oh! I get it... how fitting.

674 posted on 03/07/2003 7:02:28 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup (Is that a french word?)
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