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Rumor

//ˈɹumɚ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. US, countable

    "There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married."

  2. 2
    gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth wordnet
  3. 3
    Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. US, uncountable

    "They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor."

  4. 4
    Report, news, information in general. US, archaic, uncountable

    "It stands a city aloof. There hath been no rumour of it—I alone have dreamed of it, and I may not be sure that my dreams are true."

  5. 5
    Fame, reputation. US, obsolete, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Clamor, din, outcry. US, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To tell a rumor about; to gossip. US, transitive, usually

    "John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion."

  2. 2
    tell or spread rumors wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

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