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Syllabification: (or)

Pronunciation: /ôr/

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Definition of or

noun

gold or yellow, as a heraldic tincture: [postpositive]:a bend or

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early 16th century: from French, from Latin aurum 'gold'

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

noun

an argument about words …

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