valentine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
valentine/ˈvaləntʌɪn/
noun a card sent on St Valentine's Day (14 February) to a person one loves or is attracted to.

■ a person to whom one sends such a card.

– origin ME: from OFr. Valentin, from L. Valentinus, the name of two saints.
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