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(1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties <maternal love for a child>
(2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers
(3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests <love for his old schoolmates> b: an assurance of love <give her my love>2: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion <love of the sea>3 a: the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration <baseball was his first love> b
(1): a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment
(2)British —used as an informal term of address4 a: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as
(1): the fatherly concern of God for humankind
(2): brotherly concern for others b: a person's adoration of God5: a god or personification of love6: an amorous episode : love affair7: the sexual embrace : copulation8: a score of zero (as in tennis)9capitalized Christian Science : god
— at love
: holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis
— in love
: inspired by affection
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