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单词 Valentine
释义

Valentine

See also: valentine

English

Etymology

Latin Valentinus, from valeō (I am strong, healthy).

Proper noun

Valentine

  1. Saint Valentine
  2. A male given name in quiet but steady use since the 16th century.
  3. An English and Scottishsurname derived from the male given name.
  4. A female given name occasionally borrowed from French.
  5. A city in and the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska, USA.

Noun

Valentine (plural Valentines)

  1. Alternative form of valentine
    • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
      : Act IV, Scene V:
      To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, / All in the morning betime, / And I a maid at your window, / To be your Valentine.
    • 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.

Derived terms

  • valentine
  • Valentine's Day

Translations

Anagrams

  • Levantine

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.lɑ̃.tin/

Proper noun

Valentine

  1. A female given name, feminine form of Valentin.

Manx

Proper noun

Valentine m

  1. Valentine
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