Rumor

·noun A prolonged, indistinct noise.

II. Rumor ·vt To report by rumor; to Tell.

III. Rumor ·noun A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.

IV. Rumor ·noun A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth;

— in this sense often personified.

rumor
rūmor, ōris, m. [cf. Gr. ὠρύω, to howl; ὀρυμαγδός, din; Sanscr. root ru-, roar; ravas, uproar; Lat.:...

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rumor
rūmor ōris, m RV-, a rustle, murmur, vague sound : Solvere secundo rumore, the murmur of the oars...

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