rore

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See also: røre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rōs, rōris (“dew, moisture”).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: rôr, IPA(key): /ɹɔː/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: rôr, IPA(key): /ɹɔɹ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "rhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: rōr, IPA(key): /ɹo(ː)ɹ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "nonrhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹoə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
  • Homophone: roar
  • Homophone: raw (nonrhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)

Noun

rore (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) dew
    • circa 1600: William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, act III, scene V
      Demeas: Let it bee lawfull for mee (most honorable not onerable paire) awhile to reteyne & deteyne ligate & obligate your eares with my words neither aspersed or inspersed with the flore or rore of eloquence, yee are both like in nature, & in nurture alike in Genius & both alike ingenuous. What Timon refuses Callimela refuses, what Callimela wills Timon also wills, soe that Callimela may not bee but Timons Callimela, and Timon but Callimelas Timon.

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References

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) rōre

  1. ablative singular of rōs

Maori

Noun

rore

  1. rainbow
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