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   Riv·u·let

   /ˈriv(y)ələt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very small stream: "sweat ran in rivulets down his back"

   Word Origin late 16th century: alteration of obsolete riveret (from French, literally ‘small river’), perhaps suggested by Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, based on Latin rivus ‘stream’.

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   What does rivulet mean?

   • a very small river; a small stream of water or other liquid Rivulets of sweat ran down her back. Rain ran in tiny rivulets down the window. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of rivulet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Where did rivulet come from?

   • Origin rivulet (1500-1600) Italian rivoletto, from Latin rivulus, from rivus “stream” rivulet meaning, definition, what is rivulet: a very small stream of water or liquid: Learn more.

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   What does a rivulet do?

   • A rivulet, which sometimes steals round the obstacles to its course, sometimes bounds over them with headlong leap, at last finds its way to the valley beneath, and glides by the village in peace and beauty. The scene is far beyond my powers of description.

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   What does Rivoletto mean?

   • n. A small brook or stream; a streamlet. [Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   A rivulet is a small stream. A rivulet is to a river as a baby is to an adult. There are several ways to remember this word. One is the similarity of its sound to "river." Another is the suffix -let, which indicates small things. For example, a piglet is a small pig or baby pig.

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   Rivulet definition: a small stream; streamlet; brook.. See examples of RIVULET used in a sentence.

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   Define rivulet. rivulet synonyms, rivulet pronunciation, rivulet translation, English dictionary definition of rivulet. n. A small brook or stream; a streamlet.

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   Mar 26, 2024 · rivulet (plural rivulets) A small brook or stream; a streamlet; a gill . A rivulet of tears ran down his face. Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

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   noun. riv· u· let ˈri-vyə-lət. -və- Synonyms of rivulet. : a small stream. Synonyms. beck [ British] bourne. brooklet. burn [ British] creek. gill [ British] rill. run [ chiefly Midland] runlet. runnel. streamlet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of rivulet in a Sentence. small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff.

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   rivulet meaning, definition, what is rivulet: a very small stream of water or liquid: Learn more.