Cor Definition & Meaning

American

British

Etymology

Examples

cor 1 American [kor] / kɒr /

interjection

British Dialect.

1. gor.

cor 2 American [kawr] / kɔr /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. the tenor oboe.

2. the English horn.

cor 3 American [kawr, kohr] / kɔr, koʊr /

noun

plural

cordia

1. (in prescriptions) the heart.

cor- 4 American

1. variant of com- before r: correlate.

cor. 5 American

abbreviation

1. corner.

2. cornet.

3. coroner.

4. corpus.

5. correct.

6. corrected.

7. correction.

8. correlative.

9. correspondence.

10. correspondent.

11. corresponding.

Cor. 6 American

abbreviation

1. Bible. Corinthians.

2. Coroner.

Cor. 1 British

abbreviation

1. Corinthians

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 cor 2 British / kɔː /

interjection

1. slang an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or admiration

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cor1

First recorded in 1930–35; euphemistic alteration of God!

Origin of cor2

First recorded in 1865–70; from French cor (anglais) ( English ) horn

Origin of cor3

From Latin

Example Sentences

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Former champion Rob Cross is safely through to the second round of the PDC World Championship after a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway's Cor Dekker in the afternoon session.

From BBC

The couple have a long history of working for social good: Chris raises money for charity as a singer in the socialist street choir Cor Cochion, while Valerie has been volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Support for 21 years.

From BBC

Now a whole new generation of stargazers are scanning the skies again because scientists believe T Cor Bor ignites about every 80 years or so.

From BBC

"T Cor Bor is dim at the minute - it's magnitude 10, well below what you can see with the naked eye," explains Dr Jenifer Millard from Fifth Star Labs.

From BBC

To the west of this star is the curved constellation of Corona Borealis, made up of seven stars, and where T Cor Bor will at some point light up.

From BBC

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