rumor

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)

Etymology [edit]

Middle English rumour, from the Latin rumor, common talk.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

rumor (countable and uncountable; plural rumors)

  1. (countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
    There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
  2. (uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
    They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.

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Verb [edit]

rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)

  1. (transitive, usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
    John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Proto-Indo-European *rAwə- (to shout, to roar)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • AHD: r\overline{oo}\overline{oo}-mŏr

Noun [edit]

rūmor (genitive rūmōris); m, third declension

  1. Rumour, rumor.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative rūmor rūmōrēs
genitive rūmōris rūmōrum
dative rūmōrī rūmōribus
accusative rūmōrem rūmōrēs
ablative rūmōre rūmōribus
vocative rūmor rūmōrēs

Spanish [edit]

Noun [edit]

rumor m (plural rumores)

  1. rumor
  2. murmur

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