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Language of Love

By Contributing Editor Richard Lederer

Love is a many-splendored thing, and so is language. How do we love thee, Language? Let us count the ways. Today, we'll count 16 ways that the word "love" hides in our words. Using the definitions below, identify each word that starts with "love," that is, the letters l-o-v-e:

1. attractive
2. an old, but popular, television series
3. a sofa for two people
4. mushy, expressing love sentimentally
5. bereft of love

Now, using the definitions that follow, identify each word with "love" in its heart:

6. sweetheart
7. covering for the hand
8. a plant that can be lucky in its four-leaf version
9. a seasoning
10. a film in which Peter Sellers plays three roles
11. divided, especially a foot
12. a garment
13. sloppy
14. shore bird
15. the overturning of a vehicle
16. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Answers:
1. lovely 2. The Loveboat 3. loveseat 4. lovey dovey 5. lovelorn 6. beloved 7. glove 8. clover 9. clove 10. Dr. Strangelove 11. cloven 12. pullover 13. slovenly 14. plover 15. rollover 16. Slovenia

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