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val·en·tine
/ˈvælənˌtaɪn/
情人節所選愛人;禮物男子名;基督殉教者
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Val·en·tine
n.
1.
A
sweetheart
chosen
on
St
.
Valentine's
Day
.
2.
A
letter
containing
professions
of
love
,
or
a
missive
of
a
sentimental
,
comic
,
or
burlesque
character
,
sent
on
St
.
Valentine's
Day
.
St. Valentine's Day
,
a
day
sacred
to
St
.
Valentine
;
the
14th
of
February
.
It
was
a
very
old
notion
,
alluded
to
by
Shakespeare
,
that
on
this
day
birds
begin
to
mate
.
Hence
,
perhaps
,
arose
the
custom
of
sending
love
tokens
at
that
time
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
valentine
n
1:
a
sweetheart
chosen
to
receive
a
greeting
on
Saint
Valentine's
Day
; "
will
you
be
my
valentine
?"
2:
a
card
sent
or
given
(
as
to
a
sweetheart
)
on
Saint
Valentine's
Day
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