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dau•phin
Pronunciation: (dô'fin; Fr. dō-fan'), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -phinsPronunciation: (-finz; Fr. -fan'). [key]
the eldest son of a king of France, used as a title from 1349 to 1830.
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