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-or1

Pronunciation: /ə, ɔː/

Definition of -or

suffix

(forming nouns) denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or denoting another agent:escalator governor resistor

Origin:

from Latin, sometimes via Anglo-Norman French -eour or Old French -eor (see also -ator)

-or in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -or in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

opus
opus Dei
opuscule
OR
or ¹
-or ¹
or ²
-or ²
-or ³
-or ⁴
or anything

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OR Br. Eng
or¹ Br. Eng
or² Br. Eng
-or² Br. Eng
-or³ Br. Eng
-or⁴ Br. Eng

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secretagogue

/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg

noun

a substance which promotes secretion …

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