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orient

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1ori·ent 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1orient
Pronunciation:
\ˈr-ē-ənt, -ē-ˌent\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ṛṇoti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain
Date:
14th century
1archaic : east 1b2capitalized : east 23 a: a pearl of great luster b: the luster of a pearl


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