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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•mor /ˈtumɚ, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Pathologyan abnormal growth of cells in animal or plant tissue.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈtu•mour. tu•mor•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•mor (to̅o̅′mər, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologya swollen part;
swelling; protuberance. - Pathologyan uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue;
neoplasm. - [Archaic.]
- inflated pride;
haughtiness. - pompous language* bombast.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] tu′mour. - Latin: a swelling, swollen state, equivalent. to tum(ēre) to swell + -or -or1
- 1535–45
tu′mor•like′, adj. tu′mor•ous, tu′mor•al, adj. |