valentine
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ənˌtaɪn noun
1.
a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine Day, sometimes anonymously.
2.
a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.
3.
a written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection for something or someone: His photographic essay is a valentine to Paris.
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| 1. | a card or gift expressing love or affection, sent, often anonymously, to one's sweetheart or satirically to a friend, on Saint Valentine's Day |
| 2. | a sweetheart selected for such a greeting |
| Valentine (ˈvælənˌtaɪn) | |
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| Saint. 3rd century | |
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Word Origin & History
Valentine
mid-15c., "sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day," from L.L. Valentinus, the name of two early It. saints (from L. valentia "strength, capacity;" see valence). Choosing a sweetheart on this day originated 14c. as a custom in English and French court circles. Meaning "letter
or card sent to a sweetheart" first recorded 1824. The romantic association of the day is said to be from it being around the time when birds choose their mates.
"For this was on seynt Volantynys dayProbably the date was the informal first day of spring in whatever Fr. region invented the custom (many surviving medieval calendars reckon the start of spring on the 7th or 22nd of February). No evidence connects it with the Roman Lupercalia (an 18c. theory) or to any romantic or avian quality in either of the saints. The custom of sending special cards or letters on this date flourished in England c.1840-1870, declined around the turn of the 20th century, and revived 1920s.
Whan euery bryd cometh there to chese his make."
[Chaucer, "Parlement of Foules," c.1381]
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One more awesome, zombie-themed valentine after the break.
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