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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cur /kɜr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a dog of mixed breed, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one.
- a mean, cowardly person:Only a cur would treat a child like that!
-cur-, root. - -cur- comes from Latin, where it has the meanings "run;
happen.'' These meanings are found in such words as: concur, concurrent, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursor, cursory, occur, occurrence, recur, recurrence. See -cour-.
cur., an abbreviation of:- currency.
- current.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cur (kûr),USA pronunciation n. - a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one.
- a mean, cowardly person.
- Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge. See cur dog 1175–1225
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blackguard, cad, heel.
cur., - currency.
- current.
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