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Meaning of Joan of Arc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A brave, visionary, or martial woman.

figuratively

Examples

“And they're the ones that put you down/ 'Cause they got no heart / But I'm the one that will follow you / You're my Joan of Arc”
“Volatile yet stubborn, self-interested yet a modern Joan of Arc—criticisms of Richardson were as contradictory as they claimed her to be.”
“Digressing a bit, the mission statement of this chapter is to illustrate the example set for all of us by the Joan of Arcs of today—women who serve in Special Operations in particular, and the military in general […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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