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données

données is the plural of donnée.

Meaning of donnée

Noun

donnée (plural données)

  1. A given; in a literary work, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story.
    • We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, what the French call his donnée; our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it.1884, Henry James, The Art of Fiction

Questions about données

What is données the plural of?
Données is the plural of donnée.

Words near données in the dictionary

  1. Donnybrook-Balingup
  2. donnybrookian
  3. donnybrooks
  4. Donnygate
  5. donnée
  6. données
  7. dono
  8. Donofrio
  9. Donofrios
  10. Donoghue
  11. Donoghues

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Adapted from Wiktionary: données (page history and authors); donnée (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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