| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | am·a·to·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: | m -tôr , -t r  |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or expressive of love, especially sexual love: an amatory mood; an amatory embrace. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin am t rius, from am tor, lover. See amateur.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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