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laboured

[ley-ber]

Origin

noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object), adjective Chiefly British.

labor.

Related forms

an·ti·la·bour, adjective

Usage note
See -or¹.

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World English Dictionary

laboured or labored (ˈleɪbəd)

—*adj*
1.	(of breathing) performed with difficulty
2.	showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency

labored or labored

—*adj*

'labouredly or labored

—*adv*

'laboredly or labored

—*adv*

'labouredness or labored

—n

'laboredness or labored

—n

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Word Origin & History

labour

British spelling of labor (q.v.); for suffix, see -or. As short for "the British Labour Party" it is from 1906.

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