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tor

1 American  
[tawr] / tɔr /

noun

  1. a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.

-tor 2 American  

  1. a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns.

    dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.
tor British  
/ tɔː /

noun

  1. a high hill, esp a bare rocky one

  2. a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill

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Etymology

Origin of tor1

before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile

Origin of -tor2

< Latin -tor (stem -tōr- ), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor- ), Sanskrit -tar-

Example Sentences

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If you're foregoing and just placing directly on the cookie sheet, just be mindful that it might be a bit tricky tor remove after cooking.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2023

That news comes a month after Moderna said it would ask regulators to OK its two doses tor the youngest kids.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022

Whitehall sources have told the BBC that the flu vaccine will not be made mandatory and there will be exemptions tor the Covid vaccine requirement for medical reasons.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021

But tor the women here, there’s a feeling that the line between paranoia and credible fear has been erased.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2018

The muffled drums now beating, now steadily rolling, spread a dead silence upon the air, a prayer tor the unknown soldier.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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