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dolor

[doh-ler]

do·lor

[doh-ler]
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 -or1
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Dolor is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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]

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dolor do·lor (dō'lər)
n.

  1. Pain.

  2. Sorrow; grief.


do'lo·rif'ic adj.

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