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dearheart en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdiɹˌhɑɹt/ (US)
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Etymology

From dear + heart.

Meanings

  1. A term of affection.
    • What was it, then, dearheart, that hath prevailed with thee to do as thou hast done? 1684, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress part two, 1850 David Bogue edition, page 277 http://books.google.com/books?id=IecHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277&dq=dearheart
    • I'm not deserting you, dearheart. I'll be home tomorrow, or the day after. 2005, Anita Diamant, The Last Days of Dogtown, Scribner, →ISBN, page 143:

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Translations (2)

fi sydänkäpynen (term of affection) · fi kultanen (term of affection)