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cures

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
1cure 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkyu̇r\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from Latin, care
Date:
14th century
1 a: spiritual charge : care b: pastoral charge of a parish2 a: recovery or relief from a disease b: something (as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease c: a course or period of treatment <take the cure for alcoholism> d: spa 13: a complete or permanent solution or remedy <seeking a cure for unemployment>4: a process or method of curing
cure·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cureless \-ləs\ adjective
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