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ora

Pronunciation: /ˈoː.rɑ/

“ora” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. ore, unwrought metal
  2. brass
  3. bank, shore; border, edge
  4. slope, hill

Etymology

Uncertain; compare ār, ǣr (“ore, brass, copper”). Perhaps related to Low German Ur, Uurt, Uhr, Urt (“compact, reddish, iron-bearing soil”), Early Modern Dutch oor, oore (“mine; lead ore; vein bearing lead and silver”), Old Norse úr (“metalic slag”).

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