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rumor

ru·mor

UK/ˈɹuːmə/ US/ˈɹʉwmə/ common us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

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verb

1.

tell or spread rumors

  • “It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”
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Origin

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

Phrases

  • rumour has it
  • the story goes

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