Meaning

3 senses

  1. Any of various former units of volume

    (historical)A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.

  2. (historical)Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.

  3. (historical)A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The spa's décor is modern and elegant.

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  2. The décor is drab.

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Origin

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

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Forms

plural: cors

Synonyms

2 synonyms
homeromer

Word family

3 related words
Relatedcor bovinumcor pulmonalecor triatriatum

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
copycatcopyrightB1copywritercoralB2cord
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