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fredaines

fredaines is the plural of fredaine.

Meaning of fredaine

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

Questions about fredaines

What is fredaines the plural of?
Fredaines is the plural of fredaine.

Words near fredaines in the dictionary

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

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