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Joyce (jo̵is)

noun

a feminine and masculine name

Etymology: < older Jocosa < L jocosa, fem. of jocosus, jocose

Joyce2 definition

Joyce (jo̵is)

Joyce, James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882-1941; Ir. novelist

Related Forms:

  • Joycean Joyc′·ean (jo̵i′sē ən) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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