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masculine

/ˈmuɾo/

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Translation

wall

Word origin

From Latin murus ('wall'), the same root behind English 'mural' and 'immure'.

Origin: Latin
Root: murus
English cognates: mural, immure

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmuros

Examples

The garden is surrounded by a high wall.

The children jumped over the wall to fetch the ball.

mural .

They painted a huge mural on the school wall.

The old stone wall separates the two estates.

¡, !

Careful, that wall is falling down!

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This word is part of lesson 38.