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Word: Dove
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa
dʌv
a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.
Short Definition:stocky bird with small head, short legs
a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs
Short Definition:person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies
Examples:- he was the cabinet's leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talks
(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).
Short Definition:(in Christian art and poetry) Holy Spirit
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