"of all loves" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) For the sake of all love; by all means. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-of_all_loves-en-prep_phrase-NAakCKUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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