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er

Pronunciation: /ɜː/

The English word “er” has 4 meanings listed here.

interjection

  1. Said when hesitating in speech.

verb

  1. To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.

noun

  1. An occurrence of the interjection "er".
  2. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.

Etymology

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

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