-chore
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "chore"
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /koɹ/[1]
- Homophones: core, corps; caw (non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
Suffix[edit]
-chore
- An organism that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ See e.g. “anemochore”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. /əˈnɛm əˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr/ (ending homophonous with core), “anemochore”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. ‹əˈneməˌkō(ə)r› (ending in /oʊ(ə)ɹ/, as compared to the [oɚ] of core), “anemochore”, in Collins English Dictionary. /əˈneməˌkɔr, -ˌkour/