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“demimondes”
1. A class of women kept by wealthy lovers or protectors.
2. Women prostitutes considered as a group.
3. A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior.
4. A group whose respectability is dubious or whose success is marginal.
5. Etymology: from French demi-monde; consisting of demi-, "half" + monde, "world"; borrowed from Latin mundus, "world".
2. Women prostitutes considered as a group.
3. A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior.
4. A group whose respectability is dubious or whose success is marginal.
5. Etymology: from French demi-monde; consisting of demi-, "half" + monde, "world"; borrowed from Latin mundus, "world".