how to pronounce rumour

/ˈɹuː.məɹ/

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rumour is pronounced in two syllables

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meaning of rumour

Rumour is a false or exaggerated report or story.

rumour frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word rumour occurs in english on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics rumour can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that rumour can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;