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Noun: demimonde  'de-mee,mónd
Usage: archaic
  1. A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behaviour
    "She was part of the Parisian demimonde in the 1920s"

Derived forms: demimondes

Type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Encyclopedia: Demimonde