Aberystwyth (n.) A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant…

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Aberystwyth (n.) A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for. ✨ Douglas Adams, John Lloyd (2013). The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For, p.2, Pan Macmillan
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Aberystwyth (n.) A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for. ✨ Douglas Adams, John Lloyd (2013). The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For, p.2, Pan Macmillan

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