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   Riv·er

   /ˈrivər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream: "the River Danube" Similar watercoursewaterwaystreamtributarybrookinletrivuletrillrunnelstreamletfreshetcanalchannelinformal:burnbeckdialect:bourncreekbillabongrare:rillet
   • ▪ a large quantity of a flowing substance: "great rivers of molten lava" Similar streamtorrentflooddelugecascadespatewave
   • ▪ used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers, e.g., river dolphin, river birch.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin riparius, from ripa ‘bank of a river’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rivered adjective
   • 2. riverless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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