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cort.

American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) the bark.


Etymology

Origin of cort.

From the Latin word cortex

Example Sentences

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Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Cort Klopping said a department biologist headed to the area of the Verdugo Mountains where the attack occurred to investigate and spoke with McVay.

From Los Angeles Times

I thought of this on the day the news broke that Bud Cort died, remembrances for whom barely cut the stream of outpourings of grief for one-time teen heartthrob, James Van Der Beek, who died on the same day.

From Salon

While Cort himself has said in interviews that he felt “an instant, profound connection” to Harold’s gloominess and need for connection, he’s also quoted as saying that the role was, in hindsight, both a blessing and a curse as it typecast him as a morbid weirdo.

From Salon

While Cort himself has said in interviews that he felt “an instant, profound connection” to Harold’s gloominess and need for connection, he’s also quoted as saying that the role was, in hindsight, both a blessing and a curse as it typecast him as a morbid weirdo.

From Salon

US actor Bud Cort, best known for his role in the 1971 cult classic Harold and Maude, has died aged 77.

From BBC