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US /ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/ UK /fiˈɒnseɪ/
Freq #8901

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1 noun · a woman who is engaged to... bride-to-bebetrothed
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Borrowed from French fiancee, the feminine form of fiance ("betrothed"), the past participle of fiancer ("to promise in marriage"). The French family descends through Old French fiance ("promise, trust") from a Latin root associated with fidere ("to trust") and fides ("faith").

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