| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A strong, enthusiastic liking for something: love, love affair, passion. See LOVE. 2. An intimate sexual relationship between two people: affair, amour, love, love affair. See LOVE, SEX. 3. The passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other: amorousness, fancy, love, passion. See LOVE, SEX. | | VERB: | Informal. To attempt to gain the affection of: court, pursue, spark2, woo. See SEEK, SEX.
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