How to pronounce ore

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What ore means

noun

Rock dug from the ground that has metal in it

In a sentence: The miners loaded the iron ore into carts.

Where it comes from: It blends two Old English words, one meaning "unworked metal" and one meaning "brass" or "copper."

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