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noun
1.
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
2.
gossip; hearsay: Don't listen to rumor.
3.
Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din.
verb (used with object)
4.
to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor: It is rumored that the king is dead.
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Rumor
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Also, especially British, ru·mour.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
Related forms
un·ru·mored, adjective
Synonyms
1. report.
1. report.
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Example Sentences
- Rumor has it that the presence of snacks attracts more people to a talk.
- Keep a special eye out for a pesky poltergeist: rumor has it that he's knocked over a tripod or two.
- The cause of the illnesses was a matter of confusion and fearful rumor.
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Word Origin & History
rumor
late 14c., from O.Fr. rumour "widespread noise or report" (Fr. rumeur), from L. rumorem (nom. rumor) "noise, clamor, common talk, rumor," related to ravus "hoarse." The verb is recorded from 1858 in the sense "spread a rumor." Rumor mill is from 1973.
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