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mur.

a (usually free-standing) wall built of overlapping bricks or stones or cement or the like

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʉːr/

  1. a (usually free-standing) wall built of overlapping bricks or stones or cement or the like

    common-gender
    Berlinmuren
    kinesiska muren

  2. a (usually free-standing) wall built of overlapping bricks or stones or cement or the like a wall (defensive structure surrounding a city, castle, etc.)

    common-gender

  3. the type of material such a wall is made of, usually brick (including when not making up a free-standing wall)

    common-gender · uncountable
    Vi gjorde ett hål i rummets trävägg och såg att det var mur innanför

  4. a wall

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish mur, from Latin murus, possibly through an intermediate like Middle Low German mûre.

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