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affaire d'amour

American  
[a-fer da-moor] / a fɛr daˈmur /

noun

French.
affaires d'amour plural

  1. a love affair.

affaire d'amour British  
/ afɛr damur /

noun

  1. a love affair

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It is said that Satan had an affaire d'amour while he was playing Seraph.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

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