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detur

detur noun: a prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize.

detur: a prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the...
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Noun

detur (plural deturs)

  1. (US, Harvard University) A prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize

Forms of detur

pluraldeturs

Origin of detur

Borrowed from Latin detur (“let it be given”).

Questions about detur

What does detur mean?
Detur means a prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize.
What part of speech is detur?
Detur is a noun.
What is the plural of detur?
The plural of detur is deturs.

Words near detur in the dictionary

  1. detuners
  2. detunes
  3. detunicated
  4. detuning
  5. detunings
  6. detur
  7. deturb
  8. deturbate
  9. deturbated
  10. deturbates
  11. deturbating

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