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MADONNA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

Synonyms:

Madonna; Madonna Louise Ciccone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

Synonyms:

Blessed Virgin; Madonna; Mary; The Virgin; Virgin Mary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Jewess (a woman who is a Jew)

female parent; mother (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))

Credits