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Word: Sore
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’. The original sense was ‘causing intense pain, grievous’, whence the adverbial use
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a raw or painful place on the body
Short Definition:raw or painful place on body
Examples:- all of us had sores and infections on our hands
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