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| en·voy [ én vòy ] (plural en·voys) |
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1. official representative: somebody acting as a diplomat on behalf of a national government or sent as its official messenger
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2. U.K. diplomatic minister: a minister in the U.K. Diplomatic Service of a rank above chargé d'affaires
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3. literature conclusion of literary work: the final section of a book or play, or a short stanza at the end of a poem, used for summing up or as a dedication
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| [Mid-17th century. < French envoyé, past participle of envoyer "send" < assumed Vulgar Latin inviare "put on the way" < Latin via "way"] |
