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doyen

doy·en

doyen

 
 
pronunciation:
doI en
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group.
For his birthday, we took our son to meet his idol, the doyen of ballet.
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