Re: Latin translation needed (3 words) Thanks!

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From: Adrian Tan
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00

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Christian P Richard wrote:
> 
> My friend wants "One True Love" in Latin as the inscription on a ring.
> 
>  One True Love
> 
> Could somebody please reply with a suitable Latin translation?

I haven't seen any responses yet, though it seems like a worthy cause.
:-) How about this? -- "dilecta supra omnes", "cherished above (more
than) all" (assuming that the beloved in question is female, and that
"love" here does mean "person loved"). 
	I suppose part of the problem is that the phrase, and perhaps the whole
notion of "true love", don't translate very well. I'm not sure that the
usual words for one's "beloved" -- like "mea puella", "domina",
"amores", "deliciae" -- have the right connotations.

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From: Adrian Tan <astan@extro.ucc.su.oz.au>
Subject: Re: Latin translation needed (3 words) Thanks!
Date: 1997/06/22
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