Definition of amor
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1.
LEM
amor, amōris
AM-
noun (m., 3rd declension)
  1. love, affection, strong friendly feeling
  2. [esp.] sexual love
  3. [plural] love-adventures
  4. [figuratively] an eager desire, passion
  5. [by metonymy] mostly plur, a beloved object, one's love
  6. a charm to excite love
Abbreviations
amor ōris, m AM-, love, affection, strong friendly feeling: amor, ex quo amicitia nominata: amor erga me: amores hominum in te: patrius, for a son, V.: fraternus, for a brother, Cs.

—Esp. of sexual love: in amore haec sunt vitia, T.: ancillae, H.

—Plur, love-adventures: Solis, O.

—Fig., an eager desire, passion: consulatūs amor: amicitiae: vini, L.: auri, V.: habendi, V.: scribendi, H.: tantus amor casūs cognoscere nostros, V.: in longum ducis amores, my desire (for a song), V.

— Meton., mostly plur, a beloved object, one's love: Pompeius nostri amores: suos addicere amores, O.: primus, my first husband, V.

—A charm to excite love: matri praereptus amor, V.

—Person.: Amor, the god of love, Love, Cupid: Paret Amor dictis, V.

—Plur, Cupids, Loves: nudi, O.: lascivi, H.
 
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