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Rumour

//ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)// noun, verb

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Noun

1
British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor. countable, uncountable
"Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide"
2
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth wordnet
3
A prolonged, indistinct noise. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol."

Verb

1
Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.
"Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services."
2
tell or spread rumors wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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