dear mr. bennet

language: fr

definitions

  1. A formal salutation used at the beginning of a letter addressed specifically to a man named Mr. Bennet, most famously associated with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
    fr: À Monsieur Bennet
  2. A cultural reference used to evoke the formal tone of Regency-era literature or to humorously address a stoic, witty individual resembling the character Mr. Bennet.
    fr: Référence littéraire

examples

  1. She began her correspondence with the words dear mr. bennet.

    Elle commença sa correspondance par les mots « cher Monsieur Bennet ».

  2. He jokingly signed his email dear mr. bennet to sound sophisticated.

    Il a signé son e-mail par plaisanterie « cher M. Bennet » pour paraître sophistiqué.