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Rigor vs Rigour - What's the difference?

rigor | rigour | Alternative forms |

Rigour is a alternative form of rigor.

Rigour is a descendant of rigor.



As nouns the difference between rigor and rigour

is that rigor is an alternative spelling of from=US|lang=en while rigour is severity or strictness.

rigor

English

Noun

  • (slang) an abbreviated form of rigor mortis.
  • * 2005 , Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade , page 4, paragraph 3
    • Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.
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    rigour

    English

    (wikipedia rigour)

    Alternative forms

    * rigor (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Severity or strictness.
  • A trembling or shivering response.
  • Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
  • Shrewd questioning.
  • Higher level of difficulty.
  • (British, slang) An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.

    • Related terms

    * rigid * rigorous * rigorousness

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