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Meaning of rigor in English
Pronunciation
/ˈrɪɡər/
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Noun
rigor
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘stiffness’, from rigere‘be stiff’
Definitions
1.
something hard to endure
Examples
« the asperity of northern winters »
2.
the quality of being logically valid
3.
excessive sternness
Examples
« severity of character »
« the harshness of his punishment was inhuman »
« the rigors of boot camp »