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Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, slang) Initialism of happily ever after.
alt of happily ever after
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
There's much debate over what is more powerful: historical romance that finds an HEA in spite of such truths and in the context of the past, or one that chooses to gift its characters an escapist fantasy generally the domain of white protagonists.2022 August 30, Maureen Lee Lenker, “Hot Stuff: The summer's 8 best romance novels are thrilling, fun, and resonant romps”, in Entertainment Weekly:
Romance relies on familiar narrative formulas, like the guarantee of an “H.E.A.” or “happily ever after.”2026 February 8, Alexandra Alter, “The New Fabio Is Claude”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEAs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |