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dolor

[ doh-ler ]

/ ˈdoʊ lər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dolor ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

sorrow; grief.

Words nearby dolor

dolomite marble, dolomites, dolomitization, dolomitize, dolon, dolor, dolores, dolorimeter, dolorimetry, doloroso, dolorous

Also especially British, do·lour.

Origin of dolor

1275–1325; Middle English dolour (< Anglo-French) < Latin dolor, equivalent to dol(ēre) to feel pain + -or -or¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dolor

I'll repeat it: meet Jérôme at the omnibus office, give him the key, tell him the word: Dolor.
813|Maurice Leblanc
Prince Dolor darted toward it, tumbling several times on the way, as he often did tumble, poor boy!
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah Craik
And Prince Dolor blushed when he had said it, and hoped nobody had heard him.
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah Craik
Prince Dolor sat a good while thus, and seemed to grow years older in a few minutes.
The Little Lame Prince|Dinah Maria Mulock

When Prince Dolor had patiently untied all the knots, a remarkable thing happened.
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah Craik

Medical definitions for dolor

dolor

[ dō′lər ]

n.

Pain.

Sorrow; grief.

Other words from dolor

do′lo•rif′ic adj.

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