lur

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noun (1)

variants or less commonly lure
plural lurs also luren ˈlu̇r-ən How to pronounce lur (audio)
: a large bronze roughly S-shaped trumpet of the Bronze Age in Scandinavian countries
the oldest metal musical instruments of Europe are the signal horns called lursScience News Letter

Lur

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noun (2)

ˈlu̇(ə)r
plural Lur or Lurs
1
: a chiefly nomadic Muslim people of undetermined ethnological origin inhabiting a wild part of the Zagros mountains of Iran see persian
2
: a member of the Lur people

Lur

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noun (3)

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plural Lur or Lurs
: alur

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Danish & Swedish & Norwegian lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet

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“Lur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lur. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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