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be⋅lov⋅ed

  [bi-luhv-id, -luhvd]
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–adjective
1. greatly loved; dear to the heart.
–noun
2. a person who is greatly loved.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME biloved, ptp. of biloven to like, love; see be-, love, -ed 2

Synonyms:
1. cherished, precious; sweet, darling.
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be·lov·ed   (bĭ-lŭv'ĭd, -lŭvd')   
adj.  Dearly loved.

[Middle English biloved, past participle of beloven, to love : bi-, be- + loven, to love; see love.]
be·lov'ed n.
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Word Origin & History

beloved 
1398 (adj.), from pp. of v. belove (c.1205), from be- + loven "to love." Noun meaning "one who is beloved" is from 1526.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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