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- [Spanish poo-roos; Portuguese poo-roos]
- /Spanish puˈrus; Portuguese pʊˈrus/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [Spanish poo-roos; Portuguese poo-roos]
- /Spanish puˈrus; Portuguese pʊˈrus/
Definitions of purus word
- noun purus a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 miles (3200 km) long. 1
- noun purus a river in NW central South America, rising in SE Peru and flowing northeast to the Amazon. Length: about 3200 km (2000 miles) 0
- noun purus river in South America, flowing from E Peru through NW Brazil into the Amazon: c. 2,000 mi (3,219 km) 0
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Parts of speech for Purus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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