declaration of love

collocation in English

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declaration
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/
an announcement, often one that is written ...
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love
noun
uk
/lʌv/us
/lʌv/
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in ...
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(Definition ofdeclarationandlovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is a normal, week-daydeclarationoflovein the more temperamental continental countries.
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However, the injured or threatened worker is not seeking adeclarationoflove.
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In many hymns sundarar makes thisdeclarationoflovefilled, gracious patronage to the children that he accorded.
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Young men make adeclarationoflovewhen girls go away.
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As a result, the film turns out to be a humorous and poeticdeclarationoflovefor planet earth.
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He mocks herdeclarationoflovetowards him, and takes a pleasant bath after her accidental death.
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The text is a romanticdeclarationoflove.
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When she rejected hisdeclarationoflove, he went off to do battle with enemies for booty.
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Its lyrics are adeclarationoflovefor life and his partner.
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The letter is a deeply movingdeclarationoflove.
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He was disappointed to discover that her drunkendeclarationoflovedidn't mean that she had feelings for him (as she loves everyone).
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Luisa very riotously exhorts ngel to open his eyes and live in a monologue that is, a beautifuldeclarationoflove.
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Sangaride is astonished by hisdeclarationoflove.
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The latter, a tender and apologeticdeclarationoflovefrom the artist to his young daughter, portrays pairs of square-cuts from the childs colourful clothes...
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The two developed a warm friendship, and it became very clear that he was so restrained that he never made anydeclarationofloveor formal proposal to her.
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Siegfried's public declarations of love are the very thing that condemns his love to tragedy.
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The speakers in 'serenata type 1' are suitors who make genuine declarations of love, either by describing the love object's features or fantasising about a tryst.
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In the social field, as in other fields, such as those we have just been talking about, declarations of love are not enough; we also need demonstrations of love.
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Its walls are covered with graffiti, which are mostly declarations of love.
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After this, the tempo increases as the song goes into declarations of love etc.
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