tor
[ tawr ]
/ tɔr /
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noun
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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Origin of tor
before 900; Middle English; Old English torr<Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
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Definition for tor (2 of 2)
-tor
a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns: dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.
Origin of -tor
<Latin -tor (stem -tōr-), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor-), Sanskrit -tar-
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tor
/ (tɔː) /
noun
a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
mainly Southwest English a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill
Word Origin for tor
Old English torr, probably of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic torr pile, Welsh twr
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