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A goddess of the seasons; one of the Horae.
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Usage: especially, plural
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noun
A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and quire.
Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा (horā, “hour”). Doublet of hour and year.
Across languages
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