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ru⋅mor
[roo-mer] 
–noun
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
| 4. | to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor: It is rumored that the king is dead. |
Also, especially British, rumour.
Origin:
1325–75; ME rumour < MF < L rūmor; akin to Skt rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
1325–75; ME rumour < MF < L rūmor; akin to Skt rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
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Language Translation for : Rumor
| Spanish: | conceder, otorgar, | German: | bewilligen, | Japanese: | 与える |
| ru·mor
(rōō'mər) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. ru·mored, ru·mor·ing, ru·mors To spread or tell by rumor. [Middle English rumour, from Old French, from Latin rūmor.] |
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rumor
c.1374, 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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| rumor | |
noun | |
| 1. | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth |
verb | |
| 1. | tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" |
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Rumor
Ru"mor\, n. [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also rumour.]1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. --Luke vii. 17. Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. --Shak. 2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. --Milton. 3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] --Shak.
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