love triangle

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/
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Noun

love triangle (plural love triangles)

  1. A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.
    • 1961 December 12, The Times, p.5 col. F:
      La Battaglia di Legnano is a patriotic melodrama with a love triangle theme included.
    • 1997 January 5, Jack Miles, “On a Mission From God”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      By placing Max and Onno in a love triangle with Ada, Mr. Mulisch achieves an emotional depth that recalls Francois Truffaut's classic film “Jules and Jim.”

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