adjective, noun
adjective (written)
1 of sb loved very much by sb; very popular with sb:
the deep purple flowers so beloved by artists * She was beloved by all who knew her.
2 [onlybeforenoun] loved very much:
in memory of our dearly beloved son, John * They were glad to be back in their beloved Ireland.
noun (old use or literary) a person who is loved very much by sb:
It was a gift from her beloved.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for beloved is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does beloved appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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