| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b l |
| NOUN: | A popular, attractive girl or woman, especially the most attractive one of a group: the belle of the ball. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, beautiful, belle, from Latin bella, feminine of bellus. See deu-2 in Appendix I.
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