cor
interjection
gor.
cor
1 American
[kor]
/ kɒr /
interjection
British Dialect.
cor
2
American
[kawr]
/ kɔr /
noun
Chiefly British.
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the tenor oboe.
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the English horn.
cor
3
American
[kawr, kohr]
/ kɔr, koʊr /
noun
cordia
plural
cor-
4
American
cor.
5
American
abbreviation
-
corner.
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cornet.
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coroner.
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corpus.
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correct.
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corrected.
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correction.
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correlative.
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correspondence.
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correspondent.
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corresponding.
Cor.
6
American
abbreviation
-
Bible. Corinthians.
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Coroner.
Cor.
1
British
abbreviation
cor
2
British
/ kɔː /
interjection
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
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The Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers said the cause of death was cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2017
Nicholas White conducts a performance of solo song settings by various composers and includes his own cantata, “The Raven,” a work in eight movements for vocal quartet, with string quartet, horn, cor anglais and piano.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2015
These include "I cor do that" instead of "I can't do that", "It wor me" instead of "It wasn't me" and "Ay?" instead of "Pardon?"
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2013
Since taking office 13 months ago, Prem has been plagued by factionalism and cor ruption within his fragile coalition government.
From Time Magazine Archive
What Annabelle does know now: The word courage comes from the Latin word cor, meaning heart.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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