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dolor
do·lor
/
ˈdoʊ
lər
/
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[
doh
-ler
]
Show IPA
noun
sorrow; grief.
Also,
especially British,
do·lour.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
dolour
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Latin
dolor,
equivalent to
dol
(
ēre
) to feel pain +
-or
-or
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World English Dictionary
dolour
or
(
US
)
dolor
(ˈdɒlə)
—
n
poetic
grief or sorrow
[C14: from Latin, from
dolēre
to grieve]
dolor
or
(
US
)
dolor
—
n
[C14: from Latin, from
dolēre
to grieve]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dolor
do·lor (dō'lər)
n.
Pain.
Sorrow; grief.
do'lo·rif'ic
adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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