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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rumour /ˈruːmə(r)/ (US rumor)

▶noun a currently circulating story or report of unverified or doubtful truth. ▶verb (be rumoured) be circulated as a rumour.

– origin ME: from OFr. rumur, from L. rumor ‘noise’.

'rumour' also found in these Oxford entries:

abroad - bandy - bruit - buzz - canard - FOAF - furphy - hearsay - -monger - on dit - report - round - scandal - scuttlebutt - smoke - whisper - whispering campaign - wind - word

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