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amour

noun

ə-ˈmu̇r

as in affaire

a brief romantic relationship in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones

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Recent Examples of amour Perhaps for the harder hit amour, in the U.K., supermarket chain Asda — previously owned by Walmart WMT -0.1% — has launched a $1.24 (that’s £1) engagement ring as part of its George Home collection, which is available to buy in its stores and online. —

Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 This is a tale of amour fou, in which lust tramples everything in its path – family, respectability, and ultimately sanity. —

Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2023 But now the amour for Roman seems to have stopped. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 May 2022 There’s no implied amour, no tittering innuendo. —

Raven Smith, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for amour

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