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truelove

American  
[troo-luhv] / ˈtruˌlʌv /

noun

  1. a sweetheart; a truly loving or loved person.

truelove British  
/ ˈtruːˌlʌv /

noun

  1. someone truly loved; sweetheart

  2. another name for herb Paris

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of truelove

First recorded in 1350–1400, truelove is from Middle English trewe love. See true, love

Example Sentences

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Scythe and all, John Death comes to Dodder with a parchment signed in flame ordering him to unclay Joe Bridle and his truelove Susie Dawes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Silliest shot: McCormack's truelove dying of a broken heart.

From Time Magazine Archive

Best of all he loves Joe Bridle's truelove Susie Dawes.

From Time Magazine Archive

MINNIE�The usual Cinderella story anent the transformation of Minnie, the ugly duckling, into Minnie, the bird of Paradise, thanks to truelove and a permanent wave.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Miss Patty Cake had been damaged aiid put away, I slept lighdy, expecting Fern to awaken during the night missing her truelove.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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