lors

lors

1. plural of lor

lors

1. plural of lor

Inherited from Middle French lors, from Old French lors, lores, from earlier lur, lor, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin ille + hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /lɔʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

lors

1. then, at that time

Formerly also used by itself, now exclusively used in the combinations mentioned below.

• alors
• depuis lors
• dès lors
• lors de
• lors même que
• lorsque
• pour lors

• quand

• “lors”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. The initial l is added from a preceding definite article.

lors

1. bear

From Old French lors, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā.

lors

1. then, at that time

• French: lors

• lhors, lores, leurs, leus, lur, lor, lore, leure

From Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin illā + hōrā + Old French -s (adverbial marker).

lors

1. then, at that time

• Middle French: lors
  • French: lors