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dor

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
dor
IPA
/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.

noun

Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.

noun

A trick, joke, or deception.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

noun

Initialism of dance-oriented rock.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dorre, dora, *dorō, *durô, *dʰer-

Usage

Inflected Forms

dors (plural) dorr (alternative)

Derived Forms

dorbeetle dorbug dorfly dorrfly dorhawk dumbledore

Phrases

dumble-dor

Homonyms

door

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/.
What does dor mean?
Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
Where does dor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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