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envoi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
  • US: /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
  • UK: /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
  • UK: /ˈɒ̃.vwɑː/

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: envoy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stanza

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French envoi.