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Tar

//tɑː// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Tibet Autonomous Region, an administrative region of China. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, sometimes
  2. 2
    A village in Hungary.
Noun
  1. 1
    A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.; Coal tar. countable, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
  3. 3
    A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

    "MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum)."

  4. 4
    A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
  5. 5
    Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”). alt-of, alternative
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  1. 6
    a man who serves as a sailor wordnet
  2. 7
    A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.; A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke. uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    A file produced by such a program.
  4. 9
    any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue wordnet
  5. 10
    A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes. countable, dated, slang, uncountable

    "Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar."

  6. 11
    Black tar, a form of heroin. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To coat with tar. transitive
  2. 2
    To create a tar archive. transitive
  3. 3
    coat with tar wordnet
  4. 4
    To besmirch. transitive

    "The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent."

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”). More at tree.

Etymology 2

PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”). More at tree.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of tape archive.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of tape archive.

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra.

Etymology 6

From Arabic طار (ṭār).

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