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- pronunciation:
- duhv
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various small pigeons or pigeonlike birds.
Mourning doves are common birds in North America.Hundreds of doves were released at the memorial ceremony. |
| definition 2: |
a kind and gentle person.
- antonyms:
- hawk
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| definition 3: |
one who advocates peace or a policy of conciliation and opposes war or aggressive policies. (Cf. hawk1.)
American society in the 1960s seemed to be divided between hawks and doves.- antonyms:
- hawk
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| definition 4: |
a pure white bird of this type, or image of such, representing peace or innocence.
She wore a T-shirt with a dove printed on the back at the antiwar rally. |
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| derivation: |
dovish (adj.) |
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