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pur^¹

noun purs

dated Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”). The first — called by Laennec, from its resemblance to the pur of a cat, the purring tremor — is nearly always indicative of a valvular lesion. The second is caused by the to-and-fro motion of a roughened pericardium.

verb purs · purring · purred

dated Dated form of purr a. 1828, John Gardiner Calkins Brainard, On Connecticut River And there the wild-cat purs amid her brood.

PUR^²

noun PURs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of polyurethane
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of person using radio

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@misc{pur_2026,
  title = {pur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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