envelope
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈɛnvələʊp/, SAMPA: /"Env@l@Up/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (UK) (nonstandard) IPA (key): /ˈɒnvələʊp/, SAMPA: /"Qnv@l@Up/
Audio 2 (UK) (file)
- (US) enPR: ĕn'və-lōp, IPA (key): /ˈɛnvəlop/, SAMPA: /"Env@lop/
Audio (US) (file)
- (US) (nonstandard) enPR: ŏn'və-lōp, IPA (key): /ˈɒnvəlop/, SAMPA: /"Qnv@lop/
Audio 2 (US) (file)
Noun
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- An envelope is a paper cover that you put a letter in to send it.
- She put the letter into the envelope, addressed it to Charles, and put a stamp on it.
- An envelope is a covering that goes all the way around something.
- Each virus has a special envelope of protein surrounding it.