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amour

/ˌɒˈmʊə/o-MOOR
/ˌɑˈmuɹ/ah-MOOR

Meaninglove

Common meaning: a secret love affair

Journey through time

  1. Latinamor‘love’source
  2. Frenchamoursource
  3. Englishamour‘a secret love affair’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin amor ‘love’.

Roots

  • amor Latin “love”

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