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This week's theme Terms from French This week's words passe-partout tranche beau monde bien-pensant pas de deux Today's word in Visual Thesaurus Spread the word Send a gift subscription Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg beau monde PRONUNCIATION: (BO mond) MEANING: noun: The world of fashion; high society. ETYMOLOGY: From French, literally, fine world. USAGE: "The wealthy can be entertainingly absurd, as in Hannah Greig's enjoyable account of the struggles of the Countess of Strafford to be accepted as a leader of London's beau monde in the early 18th century." John Mullan; Vex'd by Wallpaper; The Guardian (London, UK); Aug 18, 2007. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success. -Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine, mystic (1782-1857)

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