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BON TON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
beau monde; bon ton; high society; smart set; society
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("bon ton" is a kind of...):
elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
Meronyms (members of "bon ton"):
Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)