Unrequited is a word that is almost always associated with “unrequited love.” I have no idea what made me think of this word for today’s post in the series. It may be something to do with some of the books I have been reading lately 🙂 Anyway let’s ‘be off’ to good old Merriam-Webster: adjective un·re·quit·ed \ˌən-ri-ˈkwī-təd\ Popularity: Top 30% of words Simple Definition : not shared or returned by someone else Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary Full Definition : not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind <unrequited love> See unrequited defined for English-language learners Examples in a sentence a song about unrequited love First Known Use of unrequited circa 1542 The top Facebook comment is interesting: Cecil Ryan · University of Houston My…
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