Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rore

/ɹɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: rore
IPA: /ɹɔɹ/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Demeas: Let it bee lawfull for mee (most honorable not onerable paire) awhile to reteyne & deteyne ligate & obligate your eares with my words neither aspersed or inspersed with the flore or rore of eloquence, yee are both like in nature, & in nurture alike in Genius & both alike ingenuous. What Timon refuses Callimela refuses, what Callimela wills Timon also wills, soe that Callimela may not bee but Timons Callimela, and Timon but Callimelas Timon."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rōs, rōris (“dew, moisture”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ros

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɔɹ/
British English: /ɹɔː/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

roral rorant roration rorid roriferous rorifluent rorifluous rorigenous

Homonyms

roar raw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

Rhymes With

for or your more before any more you're sure four war man-of-war poor

Questions

How do you pronounce rore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɔɹ/.
What does rore mean?: dew
Where does rore come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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