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The correct spelling is doves.
How to pronounce doves
noun
IPA: /dʌvz/
Say it like: Dov-es
The correct spelling is doves. A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- 2.A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
- 3.Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
- 4.A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
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