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tour

tour

noun toor Rare

Origin: Borrowed from French/English tour.

Usage Note

Tour is an invariable loanword — the plural is also tour (no -s in Italian). It is masculine: un tour, i tour. Common compounds include tour operator (also invariable). It is used for musical/theatrical touring, guided city tours, and cycling races like il Tour de France.

Examples

"La band è in tour per l'Europa."

Natural Translation

The band is on tour through Europe.

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