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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A tender or sentimental feeling.
  • noun A weak or vulnerable point.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun idiomatic A sentimental fondness or affection.
  • noun A point of vulnerability in a defence
  • noun A fontanelle

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
  • noun a sentimental affection
  • noun a place of especial vulnerability

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