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US /fiˈɑnseɪ/ UK /fiˈɒnseɪ/
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1 noun · a man who is engaged to be... groom-to-bebetrothedfuture husband
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Etymology

Borrowed from French fiancé, the masculine past participle of fiancer ("to betroth"), ultimately related to foi ("faith, pledge") and Latin fides ("faith"). English commonly writes the word both with its French accent, fiancé, and without it, fiance.

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