"Dear Jane letter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dear Jane letters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dear Jane letter (plural Dear Jane letters)
  1. A letter from a husband or boyfriend to his wife or girlfriend, informing that the relationship is over, often because the writer has initiated a relationship with someone else.
    Sense id: en-Dear_Jane_letter-en-noun-LE6n5zJ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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