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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rumor  \Ru"mor\,  n.  [F.  rumeur,  L.  rumor;  cf  rumificare 
  rumitare  to  rumor,  Skr.  ru  to  cry.]  [Written  also  {rumour}.] 
  1.  A  flying  or  popular  report;  the  common  talk;  hence  public 
  fame;  notoriety. 
 
  This  rumor  of  him  went  forth  throughout  all  Judea, 
  and  throughout  all  the  region  round  about  --Luke 
  vii.  17. 
 
  Great  is  the  rumor  of  this  dreadful  knight.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  A  current  story  passing  from  one  person  to  another, 
  without  any  known  authority  for  its  truth;  --  in  this 
  sense  often  personified. 
 
  Rumor  next  and  Chance,  And  Tumult,  and  Confusion, 
  all  embroiled.  --Milton. 
 
  3.  A  prolonged,  indistinct  noise.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rumour 
  n  :  gossip  (usually  a  mixture  of  truth  and  untruth)  passed 
  around  by  word  of  mouth  [syn:  {rumor},  {hearsay}] 
  v  :  tell  or  spread  rumors;  "It  was  rumored  that  the  next 
  president  would  be  a  woman"  [syn:  {rumor},  {bruit}] 




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