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a·mour
(
-m
r
)
KEY
NOUN:
A love affair, especially an illicit one.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin
amor
,
love
; see
amorous
Thesaurus: synonyms for amour
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