Dictionary
Joyce
Pronunciation: ( jois), [key]—
n.
1. James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
2. William (“Lord Haw-Haw”), 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.
3. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”
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