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billet-doux

bil·let-doux
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil-it doo]
    • /ˈbɪl ɪt du/
    • /ˌbɪl.eɪˈduː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil-it doo]
    • /ˈbɪl ɪt du/

Definitions of billet-doux word

  • noun billet-doux a love letter 3
  • noun plural billet-doux a love letter. 1
See all 2 definitions of billet-doux

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Origin of billet-doux

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French: literally, sweet note. See billet1, douce

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Parts of speech for Billet-doux

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Billet-doux

billet-doux popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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