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ore
1[ awr, ohr ]
noun
- a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur.
öre
2[ œ-ruh ]
noun
, plural ö·re.
- a bronze coin of Norway, one 100th of a krone.
- a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, one 100th of a krone.
- a bronze coin of Sweden, one 100th of a krona.
- a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, one 100th of a krona.
Ore.
3abbreviation for
- Oregon.
öre
1/ ˈørə /
noun
- a Scandinavian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona and ( øre ) one hundredth of a Danish and Norwegian krone
ore
2/ ɔː /
noun
- any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted
ore
/ ôr /
- A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost.
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Notes
Ore deposits are generally mined, and the ore is processed to recover the material.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ore1
before 900; conflation of Middle English ore, Old English ōra ore, unreduced metal; and Middle English or(e) ore, metal, Old English ār brass, cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German ēr, Old Norse eir, Gothic aiz; compare Latin aes bronze, coin, money
Origin of ore2
First recorded in 1600–10; ultimately from Latin aureus “a gold coin of ancient Rome”; aureus ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ore1
Old English ār, ōra; related to Gothic aiz, Latin aes, Dutch oer
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