About The Word Valentine
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Valentine
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What's The Definition Of Valentine?
[n] a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day
[n] a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?" Synonyms | Synonyms for Valentine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Valentine: See Also | greeting card | steady | sweetheart | sweetie | truelove Valentine In Webster's Dictionary \Val"en*tine\, n.
1. A sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.
2. A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a
sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St.
Valentine's Day.
{St. Valentine's Day}, a day sacred to St. Valentine; the
14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by
Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence,
perhaps, arose the custom of sending love tokens at that
time.
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