Meaning & use
Rumour
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Unverified information or a story circulated from person to person, often of doubtful accuracy.
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A rumour spread through the office that the company was being sold.
She refused to believe the rumour until she heard it from him directly.
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This is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling; American English uses 'rumor.'
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