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heartstrings

n.
UK //hˈɑːtstɹɪŋz// heart·strings Archaic
Origin

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.

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