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noun
1.
help; relief; aid; assistance.
2.
a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
to help or relieve.
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Succour
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Also, especially British, suc·cour.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sucuren < Old French suc(c)urre, socorre < Latin succurrere to go beneath, run to help, equivalent to suc- suc- + currere to run (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) < Old French < Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of v. action
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sucuren < Old French suc(c)urre, socorre < Latin succurrere to go beneath, run to help, equivalent to suc- suc- + currere to run (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) < Old French < Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of v. action
Related forms
suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
suc·cor·er, noun
non·suc·cor, noun
un·suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
un·suc·cored, adjective
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Example Sentences
- It is the foremost duty of a human being to provide succour and solace to a sufferer.
- Other reforms give some succour to those seeking to reduce animal suffering.
- When it's giving succour to a nearly dead iPod, you can press the button on the front to see the remaining charge.
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