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dove

/dʌv/

noun

Meaning

  • A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

  • A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

  • Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

  • A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

Synonyms

columbid,
columbiform,
culver,
pigeon