literary demimonde

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literary demimonde - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Demimonde \Dem`i*monde"\, n. [F.; demi + monde world, L.
     mundus.]
     Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as
     mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps.
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     Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind.
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