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amour
a secret love affair
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a·mour
(ə-mo͝or′)n.
A love affair, especially an illicit one.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin amor, love; see amorous.]
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amour
(amur)n
a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one
[C13: from Old French, from Latin amor love]
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a•mour
(əˈmʊər)n.
a love affair, esp. an illicit or secret one.
[1250–1300; < Middle French, Old French amo(u)r, probably < Old Provençal < Latin amor love]
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Noun | 1. | amour - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy |
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amour
noun love affair, relationship, affair, romance, intrigue, liaison, affaire de coeur (French) This meaningful amour had gone horribly wrong.
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amour
nounAn intimate sexual relationship between two people:
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