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coup de foudre definition

coup de fou·dre (ko̵̅o̅t fo̵̅o̅′dr')

  1. a thunderbolt
  2. a sudden, intense feeling of love

Etymology: Fr, lit., bolt of thunder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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