tour
[ toor ]
/ tʊər /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to travel from place to place.
to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.
verb (used with object)
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Origin of tour
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) <Middle French <Latin tornus<Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. See turn
OTHER WORDS FROM tour
min·i·tour, nounun·toured, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for tour
tour
/ (tʊə) /
noun
verb
to make a tour of (a place)
to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places
Word Origin for tour
C14: from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare turn
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