name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the female given name Victoria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The American singer Tori Amos was born in 1963.
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Standard Lemma guide
tori
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General-American: /ˈtoɹ.i/
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/ˈtɔ.ɹaɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: T AO1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A region of Georgia, in the central part of the country, bordered by Imereti and Kartli in the north and Meskheti and Trialeti in the south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of torus
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 5
One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, judo, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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History
Etymology
Shortening.
Borrowed from Latin tori (“nominative/vocative plural of torus”).
Borrowed from Japanese 取り, from 取る (toru, “take, pick up”).