Etymology

colure

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Today it means: Either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices. Full definition →

Latin colurus ← Ancient Greek κόλουρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλουρος“truncated, dock-tailed”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcolurus
  3. English todaycolure

From Latin colurus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλουρος (kólouros, “truncated, dock-tailed”).

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