pore
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English pouren from Old French, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (poros), “‘passage’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
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[edit] Noun
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pore (plural pores)
- a tiny opening in the skin
- by extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.
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a tiny opening in the skin
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by extension any small opening
[edit] Etymology 2
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[edit] Verb
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to pore (third-person singular simple present pores, present participle poring, simple past and past participle pored)
- to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
- to meditate or reflect in a steady way.
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to study meticulously
to meditate or reflect in a steady way
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Latin porus from Ancient Greek πόρος (poros).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /poːrə/, [ˈpʰoːɐ]
[edit] Noun
pore c. (singular definite poren, plural indefinite porer)
- pore (a tiny opening in the skin)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “pore”
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
pore m. (plural pores)
- pore (small opening in skin)
- by extension, small openings

