how to pronounce doyen

/dwa.jɛ̃/

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doyen is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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An example use of doyen in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… voisin c'est le doyen de la faculté de …”

meanings of doyen

noun:

Dean.
Senior member, doyen.

doyen frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word doyen occurs in french on average 2.8 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.