cor

¹ American  

[kor] / kɒr /

interjection

British Dialect.

1. gor.

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cor ² American  

[kawr] / kɔr /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. the tenor oboe.

2. the English horn.

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cor ³ American  

[kawr, kohr] / kɔr, koʊr /

noun

plural

cordia

1. (in prescriptions) the heart.

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cor- ⁴ American  

1. variant of com- before r: correlate.

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cor. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. corner.

2. cornet.

3. coroner.

4. corpus.

5. correct.

6. corrected.

7. correction.

8. correlative.

9. correspondence.

10. correspondent.

11. corresponding.

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Cor. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Bible. Corinthians.

2. Coroner.

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Cor. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Corinthians

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cor ² British  

/ kɔː /

interjection

1. slang an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or admiration

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Etymology

Origin of cor¹

First recorded in 1930–35; euphemistic alteration of God!

Origin of cor²

First recorded in 1865–70; from French cor (anglais) ( English ) horn

Origin of cor³

From Latin

Example Sentences

The service, which included hymns from the Welsh choir Côr Meibion Taf, took place at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Leeds, before a wake at Leeds United's Elland Road ground.

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The service ended with Danny Boy, sung by Côr Meibion Taf, in what was described as a "poignant" tribute to Daniel.

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Former champion Rob Cross is safely through to the second round of the PDC World Championship after a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway's Cor Dekker in the afternoon session.

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The couple have a long history of working for social good: Chris raises money for charity as a singer in the socialist street choir Cor Cochion, while Valerie has been volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Support for 21 years.

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Now a whole new generation of stargazers are scanning the skies again because scientists believe T Cor Bor ignites about every 80 years or so.

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