dove

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[dʌv], (Noun)

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- a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names

- a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs
(e.g: he was the cabinet's leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talks)

- (in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32)


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Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa


[dəʊv], (Verb)

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