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''majorette'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260817185222-00-⌔
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Noun
majorette (plural majorettes)
- (originally US) A female dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.
Etymology
Short for drum majorette,1 equivalent to major + -ette. Doublet of marjoret.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Hyphenation: ma‧jor‧ette
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Link to original Footnotes
“majorette, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. ↩
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