gentlemen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ɛn/
- /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (General-American)
- /-ən/
- /-ɛn/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of gentleman
form of gentleman
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men.
alt of gentlemen's
There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema.
1941, Joyce Cary, chapter XLIV, in Herself Surprised, page 108:1929, Henry Vincent Yorke as "Henry Green", Living, Ch. xviii, p. 213: "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?"
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentlemen | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
outhouse (lavatory)