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envois

envois is the plural of envoi.

Meaning of envoi

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

Questions about envois

What is envois the plural of?
Envois is the plural of envoi.

Words near envois in the dictionary

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

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