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love (emotion)  

Definition

  • Definition Love is often thought of as an intense and positive emotion that can be experienced for a variety of close others, including a romantic partner or spouse, close friends, children, parents, and other relatives. For more than three decades, social psychologists and other social scientists have been studying love. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Love]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TKTCNK3B-1

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