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mont-de-pié•té
Pronunciation: (môndu-pyā-tā'), [key]—
n.,
—pl. monts-de-pié•téPronunciation: (môndu-pyā-tā'). [key]
French.
a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, esp. to the poor.
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