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Translingual
Etymology
From its resemblance to the conventional heart symbol.
Pronunciation
- (English) less than three, heart
- (German) IPA(key): /ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈdʁaɪ̯/
Symbol
<3
- (Internet slang) An emoticon representing love.
- 2013, Joanna Biggs, "Tell me everything", London Review of Books, vol. 35, no. 7:
- Losse adopted a wry, weary postmodern tone and began posting crude horizontal hearts (<3) on every story.
- 2023 November 22, Derek Thompson, “The OpenAI Mess Is About One Big Thing”, in The Atlantic[1] (in English):
- (Soon after, in post-op, Caesar dispatches a courier to send Brutus a brief message inked on papyrus: “<3.”)
- 2013, Joanna Biggs, "Tell me everything", London Review of Books, vol. 35, no. 7:
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Verb
<3
- Abbreviation of love.