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envoi

UK/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/US/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/

envoi noun: a short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.

Noun

envoi (plural envois)

  1. A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
    • From the pulsing throb of the very opening, this was a detailed, incisive playing, culminating in an envoi glowing enough to provide the catharsis this programme so uncompromisingly demanded.2009 January 28, Erica Jeal, “LSO/Segerstam”, in The Guardian

Forms of envoi

pluralenvois
alternative formenvoy
alternative forml'envoi

Origin of envoi

Borrowed from French envoi.

Questions about envoi

What does envoi mean?
Envoi means a short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
What part of speech is envoi?
Envoi is a noun.
How do you pronounce envoi?
Envoi is pronounced /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of envoi?
The plural of envoi is envois.

Words near envoi in the dictionary

  1. envisioning
  2. envisionings
  3. envisionment
  4. envisionments
  5. envisions
  6. envoi
  7. envois
  8. envoke
  9. envoked
  10. envokes
  11. envokine

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