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tor



Pronunciation: (tôr), [key]
n.
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.

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a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns: dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.

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