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Demimonde
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Demi-monde is a French 19th-century term referring to women on the fringes of respectable society, and specifically to courtesans supported by wealthy lovers.[1] The term is French for "half-world", and derives from an 1855 play called Le Demi-Monde, by Alexandre Dumas fils,[2] dealing with the way that prostitution at that time threatened the institution of marriage. The demi-monde was the world occupied by elite men and the women who entertained them and whom they kept.[citation needed]
- ^ "Demimonde, n." Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Fort, Alice B.; Kates, Herbert S. "Le Demi-monde, a synopsis of the play by Alexander Dumas (fils)".
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