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1rumour — ru|mour BrE rumor AmE [ˈru:mə US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rumour, from Latin rumor] 1.) information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true rumour about/of ▪ I ve heard… …
2rumour */*/ — UK [ˈruːmə(r)] / US [ˈrumər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rumour : singular rumour plural rumours unofficial information that may or may not be true rumour about: He d heard rumours about some big financial deal. rumour of: Now there… …
3rumour — [ˈruːmə] noun [C/U] something that people are saying that may or may not be true A student had been spreading rumours about the teachers.[/ex] Rumour has it that (= there is a rumour that) he s seriously ill.[/ex] Now there are rumours of wedding …
4'That'-clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A that clause is a clause beginning with that which is used to refer to a fact or idea. ◊ reporting That clauses are commonly used to report something that is said. She said that she d been married for about two months. Sir Peter… …
5'that'-clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A that clause is a clause beginning with that which is used to refer to a fact or idea. ◊ reporting That clauses are commonly used to report something that is said. She said that she d been married for about two months. Sir Peter… …
6rumour — /ˈrumə / (say roohmuh) noun 1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts. 2. unconfirmed gossip. –verb (t) 3. to circulate, report, or assert by a rumour: *It was rumoured that Charles Rand was… …
7The Army Rumour Service — Infobox Website name = ARRSE url = http://www.arrse.co.uk commercial = Yes type = Community registration = Free owner = The COs author = The COs The Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) is an unofficial British Army website and forum. Known colloquially… …
8All's Well That Ends Well — a comedy (1602?) by Shakespeare. * * * ▪ work by Shakespeare comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare, William), written in 1601–05 and published in the First Folio of 1623 seemingly from a theatrical playbook that still… …
9Comox, British Columbia — For other uses, see Comox (disambiguation). Town of Comox Comox Flag …
10Shamil Basayev — Abdallah Shamil Abu Idris Al Bassi Shamil Basayev during the First Chechen War, December 1995. Nickname Abdallah Sha …
