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gaur

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gaur.

Editorial note

The most publicized case was the cloning of a gaur, an endangered Asian ox, but the calf died two days after birth.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gaur gathered in one view.

noun

An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

noun

An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gaur.

noun

An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

noun

An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.

Example sentences

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The most publicized case was the cloning of a gaur, an endangered Asian ox, but the calf died two days after birth.

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Edit: I have upvoted gaur because their minority viewpoint needs to be fully heard to be understood.

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A leading light of the Telangana Armed Struggle, a first generation communist leader and veteran trade unionist Raj Bahadur Gaur passed away here on Friday morning.

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Hi Brendan, just in case it wasn't clear to people who pity gaur, I upvoted to keep his messages alive so everyone could see how effortlessly the crybully drifts into tyranny.

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Quick reply to say I cited what the board said, not to praise them (I have no comment on the board then or now) but because they independently stated that I resigned, _contra_ gaur who wrote that I was fired.

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Gaur fantasizes about victimhood (mine, and presumably his or others; see links below) and makes up facts.

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Gaur expresses or implies falsehoods about California law, but I've addressed those elsewhere on HN and won't repeat here.

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For a deeper explanation, see Dave Gaur's original minslides[0] and my own presentation on how I added note-support to it and golfed the JS code[1].

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But in fantasizing that I was fired, gaur's moralistic and judgmental language exhibits the usual signs that Jonathan Haidt has detailed in "The Righteous Mind": a casting out of the other as beyond redemption and justly punished, without the ability to model said other or address their point of view.

Quote examples

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But in fantasizing that I was fired, gaur's moralistic and judgmental language exhibits the usual signs that Jonathan Haidt has detailed in "The Righteous Mind": a casting out of the other as beyond redemption and justly punished, without the ability to model said other or address their point of view.

Proper noun examples

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Gaur fantasizes about victimhood (mine, and presumably his or others; see links below) and makes up facts.

2

Gaur expresses or implies falsehoods about California law, but I've addressed those elsewhere on HN and won't repeat here.

3

For a deeper explanation, see Dave Gaur's original minslides[0] and my own presentation on how I added note-support to it and golfed the JS code[1].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gaur in a sentence?

The most publicized case was the cloning of a gaur, an endangered Asian ox, but the calf died two days after birth.

What does gaur mean?

An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

What part of speech is gaur?

gaur is commonly used as noun.