loved one

noun
a close or cherished relation: to mourn the loss of our loved ones.
Origin:
1860–65

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loved one

noun
a person who you love, usually a member of your family 
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loved one is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Example sentences
Researchers often distinguish between envy and the jealousy you feel by, say,
  seeing a loved one flirt at a party.
Yet if your loved one is in the military, reconnecting with him or her may be a
  long time away.
As anyone who has lost a loved one knows, the difference between zero and one
  is an infinity.
Obviously, errors here can only add to the burden of losing a loved one.
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