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Sunday, July 10, 2005

Main Entry: [1]love
Pronunciation: 'l&v
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lEof dear, Latin lubEre, libEre to please
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests b : an assurance of love

Main Entry: [2]love
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): loved; lov-ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 : to hold dear : CHERISH
2 a : to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for b (1) : CARESS (2) : to fondle amorously (3) : to copulate with
3 : to like or desire actively : take pleasure in
4 : to thrive in: to feel affection or experience desire

I only find about half of these definitions to even be true. But more importantly than that, I find all of them to be inadequate. To be in love is so much more than every one of these definitions combined and then multiplied by one hundred.

Virginia Faith at 12:12 AM

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{xoxo}

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