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-our

British.

variant of -or1.

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Words nearby -our

-ose, -osis, -ota, -ote, -otic, -our, -ous, -oyl, -pagus, -para, -parous

usage note for -our

See -or1.
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British Dictionary definitions for -our

-our

suffix forming nouns

indicating state, condition, or activitybehaviour; labour

Word Origin for -our

in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix
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