billets-doux

Definition of billets-douxnext
plural of billet-doux

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letters
Noun
  • Some of the project’s opponents addressed letters to City Council members, apparently in anticipation of an appeal to the city’s governing body.
    Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In the same collections of letters and other writing that record his intense hatred, there are also plenty of tender comments about his homeland.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Billets-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billets-doux. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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