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having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something
- at the sound of the sleigh bells the children were all agape, waiting for Santa to appear
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“Agape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agape. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of agape was in 1536
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