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heart⋅strings

[hahrt-stringz]
–plural noun
the deepest feelings; the strongest affections: to tug at one's heartstrings.

Origin:
1475–85; heart + strings
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heart·string   (härt'strĭng')   
n.  
  1. heartstrings The deepest feelings or affections: a tug at the heartstrings.

  2. One of the nerves or tendons formerly believed to brace and sustain the heart.

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