Talk:beloved

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attributive noun[edit]

Garner's fourth edition reads

The three-syllable form is used for the adjective, my beloved wife, or the attributive noun dearly beloved. 
As a modifier of an attributive past participle, dearly is familiar in the set phrase dearly beloved.

What attributive noun is it referring to? --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

beloved of[edit]

OF 19. By: beloved of the family. 

What Part of Speech is beloved here then? What's its pronunciation? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:08, 8 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

OED (adjective) She ran one of the little tea rooms so beloved of Londoners --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:56, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

bi ˈlʌv(ɪ)d[edit]

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary reads

biˈlʌv ɪd (bə-, -əd, -ˈlʌvd) but predicatively always -ˈlʌvd 

--Backinstadiums (talk) 18:20, 15 July 2021 (UTC)Reply