envoi
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
envoi (plural envois)
- 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.
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French
Etymology
From earlier envei, envoy; from the verb envoyer (“to send”).
Pronunciation
Noun
envoi m (plural envois)
- dispatch, sending (act of sending); shipping
- (military) dispatch
- package (something that is sent or dispatches)
- (poetry) envoi
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Further reading
- “envoi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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