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Word of the Day - Heartstring

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heartstring

/ˈhɑːtstrɪŋ/
noun
usually heartstrings
Used in reference to one's deepest feelings of love or compassion.

Origin
Late Middle English (originally in sense ‘cordlike structure attached to the heart’): from heart + string.

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Cupid toyed with Josie's heartstrings, neither driving her to love John nor to hate him.

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