Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A form of the suffix -or in abstract nouns, occurring in recent words from the French, as in grandeur, and mostly pronounced as French, as in hauteur.
  • noun An abbreviation of Europe or of European.

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Examples

  • Chaple of our Lady in the Near unto the chaple of St. S t e p »n n, was fomettme afmaller chaple,. called eur lady in the Piew: but by whom founded I cannot find.

    Antient funeral monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and the islands adjacent 1767

  • Appropriate commenting and linking results in the formation of a community of people joined by mutual interests and respect crayzee flaming notwithstanding, though seeing "-eur" appended to all kinds of nouns has become pretty amusing.

    Archive 2009-06-01 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • Speaking of "-eur", I swear that I once saw embroidered on the back of a cheesy jacket the words "AMATURE GOLDEN GLOVES".

    Archive 2005-05-01 2005

  • For example, at 1.60 euro/USD the export price would need to be around 2.50 eur.

    The declining dollar, through the wine glass | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

  • The expectation was that cash-strapped eur o-zone nations would be only too happy to tap the bailout facility, and that Germany and other lenders would have to restrain them.

    EU Plan for Ireland Takes Shape Charles Forelle 2010

  • I shall announce with grandeur and splendour and a couple of other - eur-sounding-words who the lucky winners of HOUSE OF CARDS are!

    HOUSE OF CARDS giveaway! 2008

  • Second, the overall financial stability of the eur o zone must be threatened.

    Ireland Stirs Specter of EU Default Neil Shah 2010

  • In Finland, a 2005 Act requires operators to take at least & eur; 700 million insurance cover, and operator liability is unlimited beyond the & eur; 1.5 billion provided under the Brussels Convention.

    Civil liability for nuclear damage 2009

  • Daniela and I offered 5 min Romanian language lessons for 1 eur - a rather competitive price, taking into account that Slovak and Polish lessons cost 1.50 and 2 euros!

    The Excursions Festival in Limerick… 2009

  • DD-WRT v23 SP1 is free and there are forums, documentation, and a wiki available for support and installation. v23 SP2 is listed for sale for 20 eur on the DD-WRT website.

    DD-WRT Firmware: v23 SP1 update — Meandering Passage 2006

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