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fora

See also: fóra, fòra, fôra, föra, and føra

English

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Noun

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fora

  1. plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
    • 2010 October 14, United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1945:
      Welcomes the Committee’s work, which has drawn on the reports of the Panel of Experts and taken advantage of the work done in other fora, to draw attention to the responsibilities of private sector actors in conflict affected areas;

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The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.[1]

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  1. ^ Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Greek φόρα (fóra, “pace; impetus”), compare the expression παίρνω φόρα (paírno fóra, “gain courage”).

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Adverb

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fora

  1. (colloquial) daringly, boldly, bravely
    Synonym: trimërisht

References

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  • “fóra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 493b

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin forās (“outside”) (compare Occitan fòra, French hors, Spanish fuera), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

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fora

  1. out, outside
    Antonyms: dins, dintre
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Adverb

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fora

  1. outside
    Antonyms: dins, dintre
  2. away
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Etymology 2

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fora

  1. first/third-person singular conditional of ésser
  2. first/third-person singular conditional of ser

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Dutch

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Noun

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fora

  1. plural of forum

Esperanto

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Etymology

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for +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfora/
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ra

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fora (accusative singular foran, plural foraj, accusative plural forajn)

  1. far, distant
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French

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fora

  1. third-person singular past historic of forer

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Inflected form of ir (“to go”).

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fora

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of ser (“to be”).

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fora

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

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Adjective

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fora

  1. distant

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfora/
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ra

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fora

  1. Nonstandard form of forum.

Italian

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: fò‧ra

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fora

  1. (archaic, literary, regional) Alternative form of fuori
    1. out, outside, outwards (towards the outside)
      • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎[2], line 90; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎[3], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
        Or che di là dal mal fiume dimora,
        più muover non mi può, per quella legge
        che fatta fu quando me n’usci’ fora.
        Now that she [​Marcia​] dwells beyond the wicked river, she can no longer move me, by that law which was made when I came out of there.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ra/, (traditional) /ˈfo.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔra, (traditional) -ora
  • Hyphenation: fò‧ra, (traditional) fó‧ra

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fora

  1. inflection of forare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ foro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Latin

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Noun

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fora

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of forum

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin forās

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈfɔːrə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈfoːră]

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fora

  1. outside

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 356: “di dentro e di fuori” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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fora n

  1. indefinite plural of forum
  2. definite plural of for

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From for, fòr (“furrow”).

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fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fora/for)

  1. to furrow

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fóðra.

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fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fora/for)

  1. Alternative form of fôre

Etymology 3

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From for, fôr (“lining of clothes”).

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fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fora/for)

  1. Alternative form of fôre

Etymology 4

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Noun

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fora f

  1. singular definite of for
  2. singular definite of for
  3. singular definite of fore
  4. singular definite of fore

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fora n

  1. plural definite of for
  2. plural definite of for

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fora n pl (non-standard since 2012)

  1. inflection of forum:
    1. plural indefinite
    2. plural definite

References

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fora”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old English

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Noun

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fōra

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of fōr

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *forē, whence also Old English fore.

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fora (+ dative)

  1. before, against, in the presence of

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  • Middle High German: vor, vore

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  • Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer

Old Irish

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Etymology 1

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Univerbation of for (“on”) +‎ a (“his/her/its/their”)

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fora (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

  1. on his/her/its/their
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 97d10
      Is peccad díabul lesom .i. fodord doib di dommatu, ⁊ du·fúairthed ní leu fora sáith din main, ⁊ todlugud inna féulæ ɔ amairis nánda·tibérad Día doïb, ⁊ nach coimnacuir ⁊ issi dano insin ind frescissiu co fochaid.
      It is a double sin in his opinion, i.e. the murmuring by them of want, although there remained some of the manna with them upon their satiety, and demanding the meat with faithlessness that Good would not give it to them, and [even] that he could not; therefore that is the expectation with testing.

Etymology 2

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for (“on”) +‎ -a (relative pronoun)

Pronoun

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fora·

  1. on whom/which
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4d15
      In Belzefuth: is béss didu ind lïacc benir il-béim friss, et intí do·thuit foir ɔ·boing a chnámi, intí fora·tuit-som immurgu at·bail-side.
      The Beelzebub: it is the custom, then, of the stone that many blows are hit against it, and he who falls upon it breaks his bones; however, he whom it falls on perishes

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *forē, whence also Old English fore; from Proto-Germanic *furai.

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fora (+ dative)

  1. before, against
  2. in front of
    • Heliand, verse 2026-2027
      Te huī sprikis thū thes wīf, sō filu manos mī far thesoro mėnigi?
      Why do you speak of that, woman, so much (you) remind me pressingly in front of this crowd?

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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From Latin forās (“outside”).

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fora

  1. outside

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Syllabification: fo‧ra

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian fuora.[1]

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fora

  1. (archaic) get out!
    Synonyms: precz, won, paszoł won, fora ze dwora
  2. (obsolete) encore!
    Synonym: bis

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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fora

  1. nominative plural of forum
  2. accusative plural of forum
  3. vocative plural of forum

References

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  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “fora”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

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  • fora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

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    • Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
    • Hyphenation: fo‧ra

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    fora (not comparable)

    1. outside (on the outside of a building or location)
      Fiquei trancado fora da minha casa. ― I got locked outside my house.
    2. abroad; overseas (in another country)
      Morei fora por dois anos. ― I lived abroad for two years.
    3. out (away from home or one’s usual place)
      Hoje jantarei fora. ― Today I’ll dine out.
    4. away (to be discarded)
      Joga esse lixo fora. ― Throw away this trash.
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    fora

    1. except (with the exception of)
      Synonym: exceto
      Todos leram o livro, fora o João. ― Everyone read the book, except John.

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    fora m (plural foras)

    1. (Brazil, colloquial) rejection of a romantic proposal

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    fora!

    2. out! (demanding that someone leave)
      Synonyms: andor, rua

    Etymology 2

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      From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin fueram (1st person) and fuerat (3rd person), inflected forms of sum (“to be”).

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      • fôra (pre-reform spelling)

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      • Rhymes: -oɾɐ
      • Hyphenation: fo‧ra

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      fora

      1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir
      2. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French forer, from Latin forare.

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      a fora (third-person singular present forează, past participle forat) 1st conjugation

      1. to drill

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          conjugation of fora (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
      infinitive a fora
      gerund forând
      past participle forat
      number singular plural
      person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
      present forez forezi forează forăm forați forează
      imperfect foram forai fora foram forați forau
      simple perfect forai forași foră forarăm forarăți forară
      pluperfect forasem foraseși forase foraserăm foraserăți foraseră
      subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
      present să forez să forezi să foreze să forăm să forați să foreze
      imperative — tu — — voi —
      affirmative forează forați
      negative nu fora nu forați

      Sicilian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Latin foras.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈfɔra/
      • Hyphenation: fò‧ra

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      fora

      1. outside
      2. outdoors

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      Swahili

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      Etymology

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      From Arabic فَوْرَة (fawra, “outburst; excitement”).

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      fora class IX (plural fora class X)

      1. a win, success

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From Old Swedish fora (“journey”); see föra (“to transport, move objects”). Also related to fara (“to go, travel”).

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      fora c

      1. transported cargo; possibly including the vehicle or carriage on which the cargo is loaded

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      Declension of fora
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite fora foras
      definite foran forans
      plural indefinite foror forors
      definite fororna forornas

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      Turkish

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Venetan fora.[1]

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      • IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɾa/
      • Hyphenation: fo‧ra

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      fora (definite accusative forayı, plural foralar)

      1. (nautical) The act of unfurling sails.

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      Declension of fora
      singular plural
      nominative fora foralar
      definite accusative forayı foraları
      dative foraya foralara
      locative forada foralarda
      ablative foradan foralardan
      genitive foranın foraların

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      fora!

      1. (nautical) The command given to unfurl sails.

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      1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fora”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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      Venetan

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      Etymology

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      From Latin forās (“outside”).

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      fora

      1. outside

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      fora

      1. outside, outwith
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