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MONT-DE-PIÉTÉ

\mˈɒntdəpɪˈe͡ɪtˈe͡ɪ], \mˈɒntdəpɪˈe‍ɪtˈe‍ɪ], \m_ˈɒ_n_t_d_ə_p_ɪ__ˈeɪ_t_ˈeɪ]\

Definitions of MONT-DE-PIÉTÉ

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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mong'-de-p[=e]-[=a]-t[=a]', the Italian MONTE DI PIETÃ€, n. a pawnbroking shop set up by public authority. [Fr. and It., 'fund, bank, of piety.']

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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