demur

Meaning

Hyphenated as
de‧mur
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈmɜː(ɹ)/
Etymology

From Middle English demuren, from Anglo-Norman demorer (French demeurer), from Vulgar Latin demorō, Latin demoror (“to tarry”), from de- + moror (“to delay”). See alternative etymology in the Anglo-Norman ancestor.

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