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creetur

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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creetur (plural creeturs)

  1. (dialect) Alternative form of creature
    • 1872, T.P. Wilson, Frank Oldfield‎[2]:
      "Ah, poor young creetur," croaked the old woman; "it's a pity he's come to this."
    • 1897, Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds., The World's Greatest Books, Vol III‎[3]:
      "Stop there by himself, poor creetur, without nobody to take his part!
    • 1908, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville‎[4]:
      "She were gentle, an' sweet, an' the mos' beautiful creetur in all--in--in the place where we lived.

References

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  1. ^ “creetur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. [1]
  2. ^ Wright, Joseph (1898–1905) The English Dialect Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Latin

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Verb

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creētur

  1. third-person singular present passive subjunctive of creō
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