sordor
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sordor — [sôr′dər] n. [ModL < L sordes, filth: see SORDID] wretchedness or squalor; sordidness … English World dictionary
sordor — n. garbage, trash, waste, refuse; dirty or foul matter … English contemporary dictionary
sordor — [ sɔ:də] noun chiefly literary sordidness. Origin C19: from sordid, on the pattern of the pair squalid, squalor … English new terms dictionary
sordor — sor·dor … English syllables
sordor — ˈsȯrdər, ˌdȯ(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sordes dirt, filth + or more at swart : refuse, dregs; … Useful english dictionary
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
sordes — n. foul or excreted matter. ♦ sordor, n. refuse; sordidness … Dictionary of difficult words
sor|dor — «SR duhr», noun. sordid character: »the sordor of civilisation (Byron). ╂[< Latin sordēre be dirty, related to sordēs dirt + English or, as in squalor] … Useful english dictionary
