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grand passion

grand passion noun: any overwhelming or intense love for a specific subject, idea, activity, hobby, etc. Also the alternative form of grande passion.

Noun

grand passion (plural grand passions)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) Any overwhelming or intense love for a specific subject, idea, activity, hobby, etc.
    • But the grand passion of emancipated youth is not Woman - it is Beer.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 19

Also used as

grand passion is also the alternative form of grande passion.

Forms of grand passion

pluralgrand passions

Questions about grand passion

What does grand passion mean?
Grand passion means any overwhelming or intense love for a specific subject, idea, activity, hobby, etc.
What part of speech is grand passion?
Grand passion is a noun.
What is the plural of grand passion?
The plural of grand passion is grand passions.

Words near grand passion in the dictionary

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