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  • 1there is nothing in something — there is/was nothing in sth idiom something is/was not true • There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it. Main entry: ↑nothingidiom …

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  • 2there was nothing in something — there is/was nothing in sth idiom something is/was not true • There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it. Main entry: ↑nothingidiom …

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  • 3rumour */*/ — 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… …

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  • 4rumour — BrE rumor AmE noun (U) information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true, especially about someone s personal life or about an official decision (+ about/of): I ve heard all sorts of rumors about him and his… …

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  • 5rumour — [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 …

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  • 6there's no smoke without fire — there is always some factual basis for a rumour. → smoke …

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  • 7rumour — (BrE) (AmE rumor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ malicious, nasty, scurrilous, ugly, vicious ▪ baseless, false, unconfirmed, u …

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  • 8rumour — 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… …

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  • 9Rumour File — The Rumour File is one of Melbourne s most popular radio segments. Occurring on weekdays at 7:07am on radio station 3AW the often humorous Rumour File is a common source of news that leads newspaper, radio and television bulletins throughout the… …

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  • 10rumour — [[t]ru͟ːmə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ rumours N VAR: oft N that, N of/about n A rumour is a story or piece of information that may or may not be true, but that people are talking about. Simon denied rumours that he was planning to visit Bulgaria later this… …

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