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Added 9 October 2026

rumour

/ˈɹuːmə/ noun

Latin root: rūmor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rumour at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

verb

Tell or spread rumors.
It was rumored that the next president would be a woman

Origin

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).

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