ure
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- noun
- /jʊə/
- Archaic
- The ure was hunted to extinction in the 17th century.
Examples
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Archaeologists discovered bones of a ure near the old riverbank.
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Legends tell of the strength and size of the mighty ure that once roamed the forests.
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The ancient hunters painted images of the ure on the walls of their caves.
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Many ancient texts mention the ure as a symbol of strength.
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The ancient hunters painted images of the ure on the walls of their caves.
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Legends tell of the strength and size of the mighty ure that once roamed the forests.
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Archaeologists discovered bones of a ure near the old riverbank.
Synonyms
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A very large wild animal like an ox that lived long ago and later became farm cows
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A large wild animal like a cow that lives in forests or grasslands
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A very large wild ox from Europe that is now extinct and an ancestor of cows
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A very large wild ox from Europe that is now extinct and an ancestor of domestic cattle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ure comes from the old word ūr, which meant 'wild ox' and named the aurochs, a very large ancestor of our cows, so ure refers to that huge wild ox seen in ancient stories and cave paintings.