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taur-

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variant of tauro- before a vowel: taurine.

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Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

No one wanted to rent the run-down house on the corner.

His rent was so loud that people the next block over could hear it.

I had rent the apartment from an eccentric old lady.

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Words nearby taur-

tauon, tau particle, taupata, taupe, Taupo, taur-, Tauranga, tauri-, Taurids, tauriform, taurine

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Example sentences from the Web for taur-

Zor and Taur, among the Amonians, had sometimes the same meaning.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
As on f. 160 of the valley of Khwesh, I have taken taur to be Turk, complete, shut in.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
He was not unmindful of his own Taur, but frequently visited it to pour out his spiritual benedictions.
The Valleys of Tirol|R. H. Busk
An occasional doubt arises as to whether a taur of the text is Arabic and dispraises or Turk and laudatory.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan