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English
Etymology
From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed.
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Verb
loved
- simple past and past participle of love
Adjective
loved (comparative more loved, superlative most loved)
- Being the object of love.
1997, Charlie W. Shedd, How to Make People Really Feel Loved: And Other Life-Giving Observations, Vine Books, →ISBN: 1999, Valerie Grove, Laurie Lee: The Well-Loved Stranger, Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN:
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