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kors

Pronunciation: /kɔːrs/

“kors” is a Danish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cross (execution instrument)
  2. cross (Christian symbol)
  3. cross (difficult burden that a person must bear)

interjection

  1. Generic exclamation of shock.

Etymology

From Latin crux, whence also kryds. The intermediate steps of borrowing are not clear, as in the case of Swedish kors (see there).

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