"love lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: love locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} love lock (plural love locks)
  1. Alternative form of love-lock Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: love-lock
    Sense id: en-love_lock-en-noun-vAUTMJ1Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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