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oro

“oro” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. unrest
  2. worry, fear, anxiety, nervousness
  3. A balance wheel, regulating the speed of a clockwork.

Etymology

o- + ro, the negation of ro (“rest, peace”), from Old Swedish. Definition 3 is likely a direct loan from German Unruh (“balance wheel”).

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