Kilo Lingo

/kɜːs/

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Translation

Magic words said to bring bad luck to someone, or the bad luck itself.

Word origin

From Old English curs. Nobody is sure where the Old English word itself came from.

Origin
Old English
Root
curs

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcurses

Examples

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A curse brings bad luck to people.

.

Here "curse" is bad magic held in an object.

.

Here "curse" means an angry rude word.

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This word is part of lesson 32.