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   fiancée

   /fɪˈɒnseɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a woman to whom someone is engaged to be married: "he went back to the valley to marry his fiancée"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French (see fiancé).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does a fiancé mean?

   • The word fiancée is traditionally used to refer to the woman that a person is engaged to be married to (the bride-to-be). The word fiancé is traditionally used to refer to the man that a person is engaged to be married to (the groom-to-be). However, the spelling fiancé —with just one e —is sometimes used without reference to gender.

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   Are fiancé and fiancee the same?

   • So the fact that fiancé and fiancée are pronounced exactly the same may cause some degree of worry and uncertainty. These two words are borrowed directly from French, in which language they have equivalent but gendered meanings: fiancé refers to a man who is engaged to be married, and fiancée refers to a woman.

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   What is the difference between a man and a fiancée?

   • A fiancée is a woman engaged to be married; a man engaged to be married is a fiancé — two "e"s for a woman, one for a man — according to French spelling conventions. Fiancée, from mid-19th century French, means "a woman to whom one is betrothed" and is linked to the noun fiance, which refers to "a promise."

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   Is fiancé a French word?

   • Fiancé (or is that fiancée?) is one such word meant to convey the engagement between two people. Although its use is attributed to the French, it actually has Latin roots. But, which is it? Fiancé or fiancée? Let’s look at the differences between fiancé and fiancée and explore where the term originated. Fiancé vs. Fiancée: What’s the Difference?

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   A fiancée is a woman engaged to be married; a man engaged to be married is a fiancé — two "e"s for a woman, one for a man — according to French spelling conventions. Fiancée, from mid-19th century French, means "a woman to whom one is betrothed" and is linked to the noun fiance, which refers to "a promise."

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