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in⋅am⋅o⋅ra⋅to

  [in-am-uh-rah-toh, in-am-]
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–noun, plural -tos.
a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
Origin:
1585–95; < It innamorato, masc. ptp. of innamorare to inflame with love. See enamor
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in·am·o·ra·to   (ĭn-ām'ə-rä'tō)   
n.   pl. in·am·o·ra·tos
A man with whom one is in love or has an intimate relationship.

[Italian innamorato, from past participle of innamorare, to enamor : in-, into (from Latin; see in-2) + amore, love (from Latin amor, from amāre, to love).]
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Inamorato

In*a`mo*ra"to\, n.; pl. Inamoratos. [See Inamorata.] A male lover.
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