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honor.

honor; respect/regard; mark of esteem, reward; dignity/grace; public office;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɔ.nɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.nor]
  1. honor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin honōs, a form notably still used by Cicero, of unknown origin; the expected Proto-Indo-European root shape would be *gʰon- or *ǵʰon-, but there are no clear cognates.

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