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ru·mor  audio  (rmr) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
ru·mored , ru·mor·ing , ru·mors
To spread or tell by rumor.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English rumour, from Old French, from Latin rmor


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