Meaning of pur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of polyurethane.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”).
   alt-of, dated
3. Initialism of person using radio.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Examples

“The first — called by Laennec, from its resemblance to the pur of a cat, the purring tremor — is nearly always indicative of a valvular lesion. The second is caused by the to-and-fro motion of a roughened pericardium.”

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