how to pronounce dame

/ˈdɛɪm/

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dame is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dame in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… like these you can find me Dame Lorenzo …”

meanings of dame

noun:

Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
A woman.
In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
The titular prefix given to a female knight.
A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
A lady, a woman.

dame frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dame occurs in english on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.