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ore

/ˈɔː/AWR
/ˈɔɹ/AWR

Meaningunrefined metal

Common meaning: rock containing useful minerals

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdrsource
  2. Middle Englishorsource
  3. Englishore‘rock containing useful minerals’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English dr ‘unrefined metal’.

Roots

  • dr Old English “unrefined metal”

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