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–noun
1.Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
2.a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
3.a male given name.

[Origin: bef. 1050; OE Thōr < ON Thōrr lit., thunder]
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Thor    Audio Help   (thôr)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Mythology
The Norse god of thunder.


[Old Norse Thōrr; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]

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Thor 
Odin's eldest son, strongest of the gods though not the wisest, c.1020, from O.N. Þorr, lit. "thunder," from *þunroz, related to O.E. þunor (see thunder).

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thor

noun
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar 

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Thor

The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

Note: Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore


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Thor, IA (city, FIPS 77790) Location: 42.68872 N, 94.04999 W
Population (1990): 205 (89 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50591

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Thor

Thor\, n. [Icel. [thorn][=o]rs. Cf. Thursday.] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.

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