lai
Americannoun
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(in medieval French literature)
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a narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets and dealing with tales of adventure and romance.
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a lyric poem, often a love poem, having great metrical variety and designed to be sung to a popular melody.
Etymology
Origin of lai
1200–50; Middle English < Old French. See lay 4
Example Sentences
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"By enabling robust nonreciprocal quantum synchronization, our research paves the way for realizing more reliable quantum processors and protected quantum resources," comments Lai.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Last year, a group of New Zealand MPs met Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te during a trip to Taiwan.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A conversation between Lai and Trump would be a major break in US diplomatic policy and risk a rupture with Beijing.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te stated Taiwan’s future must be decided by its people, not foreign forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
After ten days in the camp, both Trai and Lai came down with chicken pox.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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