"loveday" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlʌvdeɪ/ Forms: lovedays [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English loveday; equivalent to love + day. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|loveday|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English loveday, {{inh+|en|enm|loveday}} Inherited from Middle English loveday, {{compound|en|love|day}} love + day Head templates: {{en-noun}} loveday (plural lovedays)
  1. (now historical) A day appointed for a meeting intended to amicably resolve a dispute; also the meeting held on such a day. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-loveday-en-noun-gr0QbUJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 3 39 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 3 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 4 35 29
  2. (chiefly poetical) A day devoted to love. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-loveday-en-noun-ct06l5-O Disambiguation of Love: 42 58

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