ora

¹ American

[awr-uh, ohr-uh] / ˈɔr ə, ˈoʊr ə /

noun

plural of os.

ora ² American

[awr-uh, ohr-uh] / ˈɔr ə, ˈoʊr ə /

noun

plural

oras, orae

a money of account of Anglo-Saxon England, introduced by the Danes and equal to about two shillings.

ora British

/ ˈɔːrə /

noun

the plural of os 2

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Etymology

Origin of ora

before 950; < Old English ōra < Old Norse plural aurar monetary unit < Latin aureus aureus

Example Sentences

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"WOW rita ora really ate this look up i am fully obsessed with it!!" wrote one fan on Twitter.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

Cobb could be a No. 3 starter for some clubs ora nice back-of-the-rotation pick-up for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2021

Kia ora koutou – wherever this finds you around this glorious Commonwealth of ours!

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2018

The party was able to push ahead with policies to foster the Maori language and a strategy to deliver services to Maori people called whanau ora, after the native word for family.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 29, 2011

His ille, haud nimium rigidis, dabit ora lupatis?

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

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