"dear heart" meaning in English

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        "Term of affection; sweetheart."
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          "ref": "1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:",
          "text": "“Dead — aye, sure enough he’s dead and gone below,” said the fellow with the bandage; “but if ever sperrit walked, it would be Flint’s. Dear heart, but he died bad, did Flint!”",
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          "text": "\"Dear heart!\" exclaimed Mrs. Plummer soon after, as something rolled over the bare white boards from the folds of a dress she was vigorously shaking, before replacing it in the drawer, \"how did she come by pearls?\"",
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        "Expressing surprise or emphasis."
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        "(archaic) Expressing surprise or emphasis."
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