ora

¹

[ awr-uh, ohr-uh ]

noun

1. plural of os ².

ora

²

[ awr-uh, ohr-uh ]

noun

, plural o·ras, o·rae [awr, -ee, ohr, -ee].

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

ora

/ ˈɔːrə /

noun

1. See os
   the plural of os 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of ora¹

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

Example Sentences

From Anna Wintour to Rita Ora to Claire Danes, stars are strutting their stuff in red this season.

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Something named Rita Ora performed with Azalea, looking like Rihanna and singing like Katy Perry and lacking any of their energy.

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Unlike Rita Ora, who she totally calls out for sleeping with Jay, Liv is alleging that she actually turned him down.

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Rita Ora is just one of a new class of social media-fueled celebs who seem to do it all.

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All of this begs the most important question: How did Rita Ora burst onto the scene to begin with?

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Insul ita frequentes sunt, vt ora tota ijs intercisa, & tanquam baccata sit.

From Project Gutenberg

"The feast of the blessed Saint Edbert," responded Humphrey, with a genuflexion and an ora pro nobis.

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It bears the following date and inscription: Sancte Joseph, Ora pro nobis, 1682.

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His next objective were two cities called Ora and Bazira, which were obviously close together and interdependent.

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Nec fuit terrarum locus ita remotus, in quo rumor, fama, timor Wischardi per omnium fer ora non volitaret.

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