"pray'r" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pray'rs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pray'r (plural pray'rs)
  1. (poetic) Contraction of prayer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, poetic Alternative form of: prayer
    Sense id: en-pray'r-en-noun-DAFwI4hk

Inflected forms

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