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amour fou
(amour fou)
Pronunciation:
/əˌmʊə ˈfuː, amuʀ fu/
noun
[
mass noun
]
uncontrollable or obsessive passion:
he invests this tale of amour fou with a sense of doom
Origin:
1970s
: French
, 'insane love'
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