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The definition of beloved is someone or something that is loved dearly.

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The way a mother feels about her baby is an example of beloved.

See beloved in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

dearly loved

Origin: ME biloved < biloven: see be & love

noun

a beloved person

See beloved in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Dearly loved.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English biloved

Origin: , past participle of beloven, to love

Origin: : bi-, be-

Origin: + loven, to love; see Love

Related Forms:

be·lovˈed noun

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