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fredaine

fredaine noun: a prank; an escapade.

Noun

fredaine (plural fredaines)

  1. A prank; an escapade.
    • […] and so they leave carnivalising to the jeunesse; and the jeunesse of to-day will probably hand over the same principles and practice to their sons, thinking their fredaines as harmless matters of course, and on the score of morality quite easy […]c. 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, Shrove Tuesday in Paris

Forms of fredaine

pluralfredaines

Questions about fredaine

What does fredaine mean?
Fredaine means a prank; an escapade.
What part of speech is fredaine?
Fredaine is a noun.
What is the plural of fredaine?
The plural of fredaine is fredaines.

Words near fredaine in the dictionary

  1. Fred Astaire
  2. Fred Bloggs
  3. Fred Karno's army
  4. Fred Nurk
  5. Freda
  6. fredaine
  7. fredaines
  8. FredCo
  9. Freddie
  10. Freddie Mac
  11. Freddies

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