Love is the third most looked-up word on Merriam-Webster.com.
The editors note wisely, “We’re guessing that many people arrive at our site with a question—‘what is the meaning of love?’—that actually requires answers beyond a dictionary definition.”
Kudos to the editors at M&W, who know the important difference between the meaning of a word and the thing or idea it denotes.
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