amour
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amour (amur) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one | |
| [C13: from Old French, from Latin amor love] | |
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Word Origin & History
amour
c.1300, "love," from O.Fr. amour, from L. amorem "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy). The accent shifted 15c.-17c. to the first syllable as the word became nativized, then shifted back as the naughty or intriguing sense became primary and the word was felt to be a euphemism.
"A common ME word for love, later accented ámour (cf. enamour). Now with suggestion of intrigue and treated as a F. word." [Weekley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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