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Main Entry:: car
Pronunciation:: \ˈkär, dialect also ˈkȯr, ˈkyär\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle; akin to Latin currere to run
Date:: 14th century

1: a vehicle moving on wheels: as aarchaic : carriage, chariot b: a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) c: automobile 2: the passenger compartment of an elevator3: the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo

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