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Eyre

US/ɛəɹ/ uncommon uk

noun

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a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

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From Middle English eire, from Old French erre (“journey, march, way”), from Latin iter, itineris (“a going, way”), from the root of ire (“to go”). Compare errant, itinerant, issue.

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