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Word: Pauper
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Latin, literally ‘poor’. The word's use in English originated in the Latin legal phrase in forma pauperis, literally ‘in the form of a poor person’ (allowing non-payment of costs)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːpə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a very poor person
Short Definition:very poor person
Examples:- he died a pauper
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