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Definition of valentine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

valentine

noun
 
/ˈvæləntaɪn/
 
/ˈvæləntaɪn/
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  1. (also valentine card, valentine's card)
     a card that you send to somebody that you love on St Valentine’s Day (14 February), often without putting your name on it
  2. a person that you send a valentine toTopics Family and relationshipsc1
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person chosen (sometimes by lot) as a sweetheart or special friend): from Old French Valentin, from Latin Valentinus.
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