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Definition of
agape adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
agape
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
əˈɡeɪp
/
/
[
not before noun
]
(
formal
)
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if a person's mouth is
agape
, it is wide open, especially because they are surprised or shocked
He watched the spectacle, mouth agape.
See
agape
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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