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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

愛情の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aijō no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Affectional/əˈfɛk.ʃənl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"子供の成長には愛情の絆が不可欠である。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by affection, emotional attachment, or fondness.

    "The study focused on the affectional bonds formed between infants and their primary caregivers."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the emotions or the affective domain of psychological experience.

    "Psychologists distinguish between cognitive development and affectional development in early childhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'affection' combined with the adjectival suffix '-al', tracing back through Middle English from Old French 'affection', ultimately originating from Latin 'affectionem' meaning a state of feeling or disposition. The term emerged in early modern usage to specifically denote qualities pertaining to emotional feeling, love, or warm regard.

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