/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.
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Here "curse" is bad magic held in an object.
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Here "curse" means an angry rude word.
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