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

Listen, on this superb album of aching, elegant melancholy from Leonardo García Alarcón and his Cappella Mediterranea, to the shocking curt chords that accompany “Mentre che’l cor,” an intense depiction of a heart being ravaged by worms and flames, the organ exhaling eerie stillness.

From New York Times

"She was very, very glam. It sounds odd, but I will never forget the day when she stopped putting her lipstick on and me and my sisters were like, 'Cor Mum looks different.'"

From BBC

Mr Parkinson, a cartoonist for more than 40 years with comics such as Whizzer and Chips as well as with Cor!!, said he kept the character fresh by introducing subtle variations.

From BBC

Its research estimates the adjustment will bring the COR down .01 to .02 and will also lessen the ball's weight by 2.8 grams without changing its size.

From Fox News

Its research estimates the adjustment will bring the COR down .01 to .02 and will also lessen the ball’s weight by 2.8 grams without changing its size.

From Seattle Times