■ noun a card sent, often anonymously, on St Valentine's Day (14 February) to a person one loves or is attracted to.
↘a person to whom one sends such a card.
Origin
ME: from OFr. Valentin , from L. Valentinus , the name of two saints.
■ noun a card sent, often anonymously, on St Valentine's Day (14 February) to a person one loves or is attracted to.
↘a person to whom one sends such a card.
Origin
ME: from OFr. Valentin , from L. Valentinus , the name of two saints.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004