beau monde

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beau monde (b

, mô

)

n. pl. beaux mondes (b

mô

) or beau mondes (b

ndz

)

The world of fashionable society.

[French : beau, good + monde, world, society.]

beau monde [ˈbəʊ ˈmɒnd (French) bo mɔ̃d]

the world of fashion and society

[French, literally: fine world]

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Noun

beau monde - the fashionable elite

bon ton, high society, smart set, society

Four Hundred - the exclusive social set of a city

elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

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