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lady
noun [C] (WOMAN) /ˈleɪ·di/Definition
› a woman who is polite and behaves well toward other people: Try to act like a lady. › Lady is often used as a polite way of addressing or referring to any woman: This lady has a question. Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention. › Lady can be a form of address, sometimes considered rude, to a woman whose name you do not know: Hey, lady, what’s the rush?
(Definition of lady noun (WOMAN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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