Luxembourgish

Noun

Donnée f ‎(plural Donnéen)

1. (chiefly in the plural) datum (item of data)

English

Noun

donnée ‎(plural données)

1. A given; in a literary work, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of W. E. Henley to this entry?)

   • Saintsbury

     that favourite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own

   • Henry James, The Art of Fiction

     We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, what the French call his donnée; our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.ne/

Verb

donnée

1. feminine singular of the past participle of donner

Noun

donnée f ‎(plural données)

1. (chiefly in the plural) datum, (item of data)

Derived terms

• métadonnée