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  1. bleeding-heartnoun

    Any of several species of bird in the genus Gallicolumba of the pigeon family, native to the Philippines, characterised by a red patch on the plumage of the breast.

  2. bleeding-heartnoun

    A person considered to be over-sympathetic to the supposed plight of the underprivileged or exploited.

  3. bleeding-heartadjective

    Considered to be over-sympathetic to the supposed plight of the underprivileged or exploited.

  4. Etymology: From bleeding + heart

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bleeding-heart in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bleeding-heart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bleeding-heart in a Sentence

  1. Melanie Young:

    People really need to do their homework. Don't be a bleeding heart, you have to use your head.

  2. Marc Hyden:

    This is not an issue just for bleeding heart liberals. This is an issue that pragmatic conservatives are getting on board with.

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