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tumour

tu·mor
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [too-mer, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu mər, ˈtyu-/
    • /ˈtjuː.mər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-mer, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu mər, ˈtyu-/

Definitions of tumour word

  • noun tumour a swollen part; swelling; protuberance. 1
  • noun tumour an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm. 1
  • noun tumour Archaic. inflated pride; haughtiness. pompous language; bombast. 1
  • countable noun tumour A tumour is a mass of diseased or abnormal cells that has grown in a person's or animal's body. 0
  • noun tumour any abnormal swelling 0
  • noun tumour a mass of tissue formed by a new growth of cells, normally independent of the surrounding structures 0

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Origin of tumour

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin: a swelling, swollen state, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -or -or1

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Parts of speech for Tumour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tumour popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tumour usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tumour

noun tumour

  • anemone — An anemone is a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers.
  • bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
  • cancer — Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign.
  • cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
  • carcinoma — Carcinoma is a type of cancer.

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