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noun
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(lowercase) a similar winged being, or a representation of one, especially as symbolic of love.
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< Latin Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equivalent to cup(ere) to long for, desire + -īdō noun suffix (compare libido)
< Latin Cupīdō Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equivalent to cup(ere) to long for, desire + -īdō noun suffix (compare libido)
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Cupid
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
Cupid
Roman god of passionate love, late 14c., from L. Cupido, personification of cupido "desire, love," from cupere "to desire" (see cupidity). Identified with Gk. Eros. Cupid's bow as a shape, esp. of lips, is from 1858.
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Cultural Dictionary
Cupid definition
The Roman name of Eros, the god of love. In the story of Cupid and Psyche, he is described as a magnificently handsome young man. In many stories, he is called the son of Venus.
Note: In art, Cupid is often depicted as a chubby, winged infant who shoots arrows at people to make them fall in love. He is also sometimes shown as blind or blindfolded.
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Computing Dictionary
CUPID definition
A graphic query language.
["CUPID: A Graphic Oriented Facility for Support of Nonprogrammer Interactions with a Database", N. McDonald, PhD Thesis, CS Dept, UC Berkeley 1975].
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