What is another word for Donnee?

Pronunciation: [dˈɒniː] (IPA)

Donnee is a French word that refers to an established fact or a piece of information that serves as the basis for further analysis or discussion. While the word itself has no direct English equivalent, there are several synonyms that convey a similar meaning. These include, but are not limited to, data, premise, assumption, principle, basis, fact, evidence, and groundwork. Each of these words can be used to describe a particular aspect of donnee, such as the raw information that forms the foundation of an argument or the underlying principle that guides a particular analysis or interpretation. Additionally, depending on the context, different synonyms may be more appropriate to convey the intended meaning and relevance of donnee.

Usage examples for Donnee

A writer's Donnee, they would say, is his own.
"The Psychology of Beauty"
Ethel D. Puffer
Napoleon received the crown from the hands of the Archbishop of Milan, and placed it on his head, exclaiming, "Dieu me l'a Donnee, gare a qui la touche."
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
This law being intended partly to meet the barbarous violences with which the excesses and quarrels of the Barons had half dismantled Rome, and principally to repeal some old penal laws by which the houses of a certain class of offenders might be destroyed; but the French translator construes it, "Que nulle maison de Rome ne saroit Donnee en propre, pour quelque raison que ce put etre; mais que les revenus en appartiendroient au public!"
"Rienzi"
Edward Bulwer Lytton

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