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Word: Hurrah
Speech Type: Interjection
Etymology:
late 17th century: alteration of huzza; perhaps originally a sailors' cry when hauling
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʊˈrɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
used to express joy or approval
Short Definition:used to express joy or approval
Examples:- Hurrah! She's here at last!
Variant Forms:
- hurray
Word: Hurrah
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʊˈrɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an utterance of the word ‘hurrah’
Short Definition:utterance of word 'hurrah'
Examples:- they gave us a loud hurrah as we went by
Variant Forms:
- hurray
Word: Hurrah
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʊˈrɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
shout ‘hurrah’
Short Definition:shout 'hurrah'
Examples:- we waved our swords and hurrahed
Variant Forms:
- hurray
Word: Hurrah
Speech Type: Other
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