"amour" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /a.muʁ/ Audio: Fr-amour.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: amours [plural]
Rhymes: -uʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The regular phonetic development would be ameur, attested in Old French; there has probably been an influence from Old Occitan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|amour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French amour, {{inh+|fr|frm|amour}} Inherited from Middle French amour, {{inh|fr|fro|amor}} Old French amor, {{inh|fr|la|amor}} Latin amor, {{m|fro|ameur}} ameur, {{der|fr|pro|-}} Old Occitan Head templates: {{fr-noun|mf}} amour m or f (plural amours)
  1. love Wikipedia link: fr:amour Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-amour-fr-noun-aG90apW2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: à tes amours, à vos amours, amour courtois, amour de soi, amour de vacances, amour libre, amour platonique, amour-propre, amoureux, chagrin d’amour, désamour, d’Amour, faire l’amour, hautbois d’amour, histoire d’amour, lettre d’amour, nid d’amour, pomme d’amour, pour l’amour de, viole d’amour, vivre d’amour et d’eau fraiche Related terms: à tes amours, aimable, aimer, amant, ami, amical, amitié, amourette, amoureux, faire l’amour, grand amour, pomme d’amour

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