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  • 41affectionate — 1. adjective /əˈfɛkʃənət/ a) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. Warwick left the undertakers shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyers office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance …

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  • 42tenderness — noun 1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑tender • Hypernyms: ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑lovingness, ↑warmth 2. a feeling of concern for the we …

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  • 43Canticle of Canticles — • One of three books of Solomon, contained in the Hebrew, the Greek, and the Christian Canon of the Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle of Canticles     Canticle of Canticles …

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  • 44Love — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Love >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 love love Sgm: N 1 fondness fondness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 liking liking Sgm: N 1 inclination inclination &c.(desire) 865 Sgm: N 1 regard regard …

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  • 45overture — n Overture, approach, advance, tender, bid are words of somewhat indefinite application covering a vari ety of acts or actions by which one person or party tries to gain the goodwill of another person or party. Overture implies an attempt to… …

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  • 46A labor of love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 47Amarantus melancholicus — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 48Clematis Vitalba — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 49Free love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 50Free lover — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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