demur

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demur[1,intransitive verb] demur[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹de·mur
Pronunciation: di-'m&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): de·murred; de·mur·ring
Etymology: Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French demurer, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay -- more at MORA
1 archaic : DELAY, HESITATE
2 : to file a demurrer
3 : to take exception : OBJECT -- often used with to or at