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noun
The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, plural, plural-normally
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of chordae tendineae (“the cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, plural, plural-normally
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: chordae tendineae
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, plural, plural-normally
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The essential or vital part of something; the core, the essence, the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively, plural, plural-normally
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Synonyms: bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, essence, gist, drift, guts, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
your deepest feelings of love and compassion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: love, compassion, compassionateness
History
PIE word *ḱḗr From Late Middle English hartestrynges, hert strynges, from Middle English herte (“heart”) + strenges, strynges (“cords, strings”). The English word is analysable as heart + strings.
Across languages
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