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Definition of dalliance noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dalliance

noun

NAmE//ˈdæliəns//

[uncountable, countable] (old-fashioned or humorous)

1the behavior of someone who is dallying with someone or something It turned out to be his last dalliance with the education system.

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2a sexual relationship that is not serious

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