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alure

American  
[al-yoor, -yer] / ˈæl yʊər, -yər /
Or allure

noun

  1. a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.

Etymology

Origin of alure

1250–1300; Middle English, also al ( o ) ur < Old French aleure passage, equivalent to ale walk ( alley 1 ) + -ure -ure

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