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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On Thursday, Hong Kong's Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Lai and another defendant who had been accused of illegally subletting office space.
From BBC
Lai, a British citizen, is a fierce critic of Beijing and is one of the biggest figures in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
From BBC
The paper was at the heart of Lai's fraud trial.
From BBC
Prosecutors argued that Lai breached lease terms by allowing his private consultancy firm to operate in office space that Apple Daily had rented.
From BBC
Wong Wai-keung, a former executive at Lai's media company, was also charged in the same case and jailed for 21 months.
From BBC
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