/ həˈrɑː; NAmE / ( BrE hur·ray / həˈreɪ; NAmE /) exclamation
= hooray
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: alteration of huzza , an exclamation used to express approval or delight; perhaps originally a sailors' cry when hauling.
/ həˈrɑː; NAmE / ( BrE hur·ray / həˈreɪ; NAmE /) exclamation
= hooray
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: alteration of huzza , an exclamation used to express approval or delight; perhaps originally a sailors' cry when hauling.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005