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English word origin

Etymology of ure

From Middle English ure, from Anglo-Norman *ure, Old French uevre (modern French œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of oeuvre, opera, and opus.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.

noun

Use, practise, exercise.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English ure, from Anglo-Norman *ure, Old French uevre (modern French œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of oeuvre, opera, and opus.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of aurochs.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle French ure or its etymon Latin ūrus. Doublet of urus.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionurefrm
  • Borrowed-form mentionūrusla
  • Doublet mentionurusen
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