can someone explain to me the meaning of valantine?and where it originate from.thank you?
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St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to a Catholic Church feast day, in honor of Saint Valentine. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated.\n\nThe day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.
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Taurine is a sulphur containing amino acid-a colorless crystalline compound- found in free form in invertebrates and in the biles of mammals.It is present in most cells of the body-adrenal glands, blood,cardiac muscle and the brain.\nTaurine is a metabolic factor involved in the conjugation and excretion of bile acids. It is an important regulator of various muscle systems and is essential for proper growth.It promotes intestinal absorption of lipds(fats) as chlole\n\n\netc,,etc,,-------
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The original name is from Greece : Aikaterine\n( Katharos ) and it means "Pure"
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It's originally Gelaye, and is from France.  It was a Huguenot name.
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Chantrea\nIt means moon and I love the moon! ^_^\n\nLisette is ok for me too. Lol.
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Consult AskOxford.com… and take your pick of meaning and origin!
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Talence is a city in France. Here's some information on the origin/meaning of this name:\n\nTalence's name comes most probably from the Celtic word "tala" which means "forest". Indeed the place where Talence was founded in approximately 1077 was a big forest. But "tala" can also mean "plunder": in 276 the Barbarians sacked Burdigala (Bordeaux's old name) and its suburbs.
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The phrase comes from a Norse (and then Middle English) verb that has been lost to us.  You might even trace the expression to the Greek verb "agein," which means "to lead," or maybe "agon," which is a contest.\n\nRegretably, it has nothing to do with eggs, egg products, or the laying of eggs.
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the origin of the word is spanish. the word comes from combining two words Mary and Ann.\nanother explanation is-MARIANA:  Latinized form of Marian, "bitter."  Variant, Marianna, exists.\n\nso it is a compound name combining Marie and Anne- the meaning is Bitter Grace.
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I think it derives from a certain language called "tamil" \nand it's like from India or a similar country I'm not \nentirely convinced and sorry couldn't find what it means
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What about a Greek Mythology name? \nperhaps a great warrior? or a goddess??\n\nI try to find something that means something to me.  Something different that no one will have.\nMy nick "Sorgine" is in Euskera (Basque) and has a special meaning to me.\n\ngood luck!
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"garantujeme původ" means "we guarantee origin" ... probably would loosely translate to "we know when it came from"
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Valintines Day is a special day set aside for sharing love with outhers. Its not just a holiday for people in relationships. Love yourself, spoil yourself with a new pair of shoes, a lucious piece of cheese cake, a manacure... Or spend it with someone you really care about, but don't always make special time for.
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I have no idea!\n\n"lait pur de la " means "pure milk from". Never heard of Vingeanne (it might be a plant). \nBut "quillot"... Is it the brand? \n\nJust checked: "Vingeanne" is an area in France" and "Quillot" is a name. \n\nWhat product is that? What do you mean by "sign"?\n\nIs that it: http://www.yaneff.com/html/plates/pl95.html This web page also explains where the picture comes from, etc.
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You may have read the gossip sweeping the Internet on the origin of the word picnic. Some claim that picnic is derived from lynching parties of blacks. This is incorrect.\n\nInstead, the origin on the word picnic is French (piquenique) and was invented long before the atrocities towards blacks took place in America. This French word - piquenique - signifies an outing with food - similar to the word's meaning in English. At these piqueniques, the attendees would all bring food to the occasion, similar to what we call potlucks today. The outdoor concept of a picnic did not originate until the 19th century.\n\nSo, how did this word originate? We are unsure what the word pique actually means. There are two options: leisurely eating (picking) or a delicacy of food. Nique was selected since it rhymed with Pique.\n\nHistorians have found this French word in references outside of the French language as early as 1748 and into English by around 1800.
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There are several plausible theories as to the origin of the term "cocktail". Among them are:\n\n    * Some say that it was customary to put a feather (presumably from a Kock's tail) in the drink to serve both as decoration and to signal to teetotalers that the drink contained alcohol.\n    * Another etymology is that the term is derived from coquetier, a French egg-cup which was used to serve the beverage in New Orleans in the early 19th century.\n    * The word could also be a distortion of Latin [aqua] decocta, meaning "distilled water".\n\n\n\nIn general, a cocktail is a mix of several substances, usually liquids.\n\nThis article describes the cocktail as a mixed drink, usually containing one or more distilled alcoholic beverages and perhaps non-alcoholic drinks, ice and sometimes liqueur, fruit, sauce, honey, milk or cream, spices, etc. The cocktail became popular during Prohibition in the United States; to mask the taste of bootlegged alcohol, the bartenders at a speakeasy would mix it with other liquors and non-alcoholic drinks.\n\nUntil the 1970s, cocktails were made predominantly with gin, whiskey, or rum, and rarely vodka. From the 1970s on, the popularity of vodka increased dramatically. By the 1980s it was the predominant base for mixed drinks. Many cocktails traditionally made with gin, such as the gimlet, may now be served by default with vodka.\n\nNon-alcoholic carbonated beverages that are used nearly exclusively in cocktails (or in non-alcoholic soda fountain drinks, such as the egg cream) include soda water, tonic water and seltzer. Liqueurs are also common cocktail ingredients.
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Sorry you've had such rubbish answers. \n\nI'm usually quite good at this sort of thing, but I'm afraid I can't find any info on the origins of this phrase.\n\nI hope someone more knowledgeable answers you soon!