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   saudade

   /saʊˈdɑːdə/

   noun

   • 1. (especially with reference to songs or poetry) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament: "her songs are based on love poems and evoke a melancholy known to the Portuguese as saudade"

   Word Origin Portuguese.

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