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n. - Male persons of good breeding or refinement; Valets.

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Usage examples (39)
  • Shakespeare wrote "Two gentlemen of Verona."
  • Noun, : Do you know that gentleman over there? ,gentlemen, please come this way. ,He behaved like a true gentleman. ,The chair recognizes the...
  • Well, it gives a whole new meaning to the term gentlemen farmer.
  • That, ladies in gentlemen, is the saddest comic I have ever read.
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  • True "gentlemen" (a formal title) should definitely be "gentle men" (men who are kind).
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