envoi

noun

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en·voi | \ ˈen-ˌvoi

, ˈän-

variants: or envoy

Definition of envoi

: the usually explanatory or commendatory concluding remarks to a poem, essay, or book especially : a short final stanza of a ballad serving as a summary or dedication

Examples of envoi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An environmental envoi, perhaps, with Buzz washed up on a beach alongside other jetsam, or clogging the gullet of a whale? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 June 2019

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