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rumor

1. ru.mor \'ru:-m*r\ n [ME rumour, fr. MF, fr. L rumor; akin to OE re-on to 
   lamen]t, Gk o-ryesthai to howl 1: talk or opinion widely disseminated with 
   no discernible source : HE ARSAY 2: a statement or report current without 
   known authority for its truth  3: a soft low indistinct sound : MURMUR 
2. rumor \'ru:m-(*-)rin\ vt or ru.mor.ing : to tell or spread by rumor