"More" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɔːˈreɪ/
Etymology: From French mooré, from Moore moore (“Moore language”), from moaaga (“Mossi person”) + -re (suffix for names of languages). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mooré}} French mooré, {{der|en|mos|moore|t=Moore language}} Moore moore (“Moore language”), {{suffix|mos|moaaga|-re|pos2=suffix for names of languages|t1=Mossi person}} moaaga (“Mossi person”) + -re (suffix for names of languages) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} More
  1. The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso. Synonyms: Mòoré, Mooré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore Translations (Volta-Congo language): mõorɛ (Farefare), moré [masculine] (French), mooré [masculine] (French), moore (Moore), мооре (moore) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-More-en-name-YBi2bxD5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɔɹ/ [General-American], /ˈmɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈmoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-more.ogg [US], En-uk-more.ogg [UK] Forms: Mores [plural]
enPR: môr, mô, mōr Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: * As a Scottish and English surname, variant of Moore. * As a French surname, from Old French more (“Moor”), respelled from Latin Maurus. Compare Mauro. * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mór (“big”). * As an Indian (Maharashtra) surname, from Marathi मोर (mor, “peacock”), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Moore}} Moore, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|fro|more|t=Moor}} Old French more (“Moor”), {{der|en|la|Maurus}} Latin Maurus, {{m|en|Mauro}} Mauro, {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{m|gd|mór||big}} mór (“big”), {{der|en|mr|मोर|t=peacock}} Marathi मोर (mor, “peacock”), {{der|en|sa|मयूर}} Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Mores}} More (countable and uncountable, plural Mores)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-More-en-name-DwLw5T9d Disambiguation of Languages: 34 44 22 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 57 25
  2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3491). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-More-en-name-xEatA4dZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 38 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Morus (english: Latinized)
Etymology number: 2

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        [
          "OS",
          "OS"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "moor"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Moor"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Moore (all three only in accents with the pour–poor merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "maw (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mow (non-rhotic accents with the dough-door merger)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-more.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/En-us-more.ogg/En-us-more.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/En-us-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-more.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/En-uk-more.ogg/En-uk-more.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/En-uk-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "môr"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "mô"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "mōr"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Latinized",
      "word": "Morus"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "More",
    "More language"
  ],
  "word": "More"
}

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