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Eros

Er·os [ é ròss, r òss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Greek god of love: in Greek mythology, the god of love.
Roman equivalent  Cupid


2. sexual love: sexual love or desire

3. psychoanalysis instinct for self-preservation: in psychoanalytic theory, the instincts for self-preservation, pleasure, and procreation considered as a group

[Late 17th century. Via Latin< Greek, "sexual love"]
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