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cor
1[ kor ]
cor
2[ kawr ]
noun
- the tenor oboe.
- the English horn.
cor
3[ kawr, kohr ]
noun
- (in prescriptions) the heart.
cor-
4- variant of com- before r: correlate.
cor.
5abbreviation for
- corner.
- cornet.
- coroner.
- corpus.
- correct.
- corrected.
- correction.
- correlative.
- correspondence.
- correspondent.
- corresponding.
Cor.
6abbreviation for
- Bible. Corinthians.
- Coroner.
cor
1/ kɔː /
interjection
- slang.an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or admiration
Cor.
2abbreviation for
- Corinthians
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Example Sentences
For the tournament held at Windsor in 1278 we find mention of xxxviii galee de cor.
“Caro mio ben, credimi almen, senza di te languisce il cor,” etcetera.
The Latin of this passage is clear enough: Si ergo cor uniuscuiusque vix capit suum gaudium, quomodo capit tot et tanta gaudia?
He had directed that his tombstone should bear the inscription, Ubi saeva indignatio cor ulterius lacerare nequit.
The vase is ornamented with ormoulu, and bears the inscription Cor magni Canovae, in raised gold letters.
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