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Eros definition

Eros (er′äs′, ir′-)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the god of love, son of Aphrodite: identified with the Roman god Cupid
  2. sexual love or desire
  3. Psychoanalysis the life instinct, based on the libido, sublimated impulses, and self-preservation

Etymology: L < Gr Erōs < erōs, love

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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