VALENTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Valentine mean? 

• VALENTINE (noun)
  The noun VALENTINE has 2 senses:

1. a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

2. a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day

  Familiarity information: VALENTINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VALENTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

will you be my valentine?

Hypernyms ("valentine" is a kind of...):

steady; sweetheart; sweetie; truelove (a person loved by another person)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Valentine" is a kind of...):

greeting card (a card sent to express personal greetings)

 Context examples 

Perhaps you would care to step in, sir, and see his brother, Colonel Valentine?

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This is great news in the month that holds Valentine’s Day!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“And Joram and Minnie are like Valentines. What more can a man expect? What's his limbs to that!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

For those in a strong romantic relationship, Valentine’s Day with the transiting moon in Scorpio will be perfect for celebrating your love.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Yes; his brother, Colonel Valentine Walter, has testified to his departure from Woolwich, and Admiral Sinclair to his arrival in London; so Sir James is no longer a direct factor in the problem.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Valentine’s Day could be a standout this year, as planets in fire signs like your Leo Sun will work to make this day for lovers sparkle brightly.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

With the shock, his broad-brimmed hat flew from his head, his cravat slipped down from his lips, and there were the long light beard and the soft, handsome delicate features of Colonel Valentine Walter.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If you have someone in your life that you love, Valentine’s Day would best be spent by taking a short trip to a lovely country setting.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I have looked at many Valentine’s Days in my life, but this one stands out as extra special.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

For the attached Geminis, Valentine’s Day could turn out to be magical.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)