love line
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8.7
- noun
- Jargon
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línea del amor
- The length and depth of your love line can indicate your emotional relationships.
Examples
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Like this is your love line.
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That's your love line.
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Many believe that the love line reveals insights about your romantic life.
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During the palm reading, she pointed out my love line and described my future in love.
Synonyms
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A crease on the palm that palm readers say shows feelings
A line on the palm that palm readers say shows a person's feelings
A crease on the palm that palm readers say shows a person's emotional nature
How Deep
- Jargon
1
8.7
105
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'love line' transparently combines 'love' (romantic feeling) and 'line' (a crease), so a learner can infer it refers to a line associated with love; however the precise sense — specifically a crease on the palm used in palmistry — is domain-specific and not fully predictable from the parts. Because the referent and cultural practice (palmistry) are not guaranteed to be known to a B1 learner, the expression is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Love line comes from palm readers who looked at a long line on the palm and said it showed a person's love or 'romantic' life. That's why Love line today means the palm crease people believe tells something about someone's 'feelings' and relationships.