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mine meanings of words/phrases
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the giant puppets of royal de luxe
crowds swarm the streets for the show — a theatrical performance of massive puppets, some who dwarf two - story buildings. there is a dog, a little girl, a grandmother, and a deep - sea diver — all who move gracefully. behind each are metal cranes and 20 - 30 men and women who control their movements. the puppets appear very real as they dance, lovingly embrace one another, or sing to the crowd. the giant little girl likes to carry children on her arms like bracelets. the dog can run up to four miles an hour!
who are they? they are the giant puppets of royal de luxe, an extraordinary puppet show in france. they perform on streets
the author uses the phrase lovingly embrace in paragraph 1 of the passage.
the word embrace is formed from the prefix em which means in and the root bracchium which means arms.
based on this word structure what does the phrase lovingly embrace mean?
a to hold something in ones arms tenderly
b to push something away from ones arms
c to show kindness to anothers arms
d to give up something with ones arms

Explanation:

The prefix "em -" means in and the root "bracchium" means arms. "Lovingly" implies tenderness. So "lovingly embrace" means to hold something in one's arms tenderly.

Answer:

A. to hold something in ones arms tenderly