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- [rift val-ee]
- /rɪft ˈvæl i/
- /rɪft ˈvæli/
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- [rift val-ee]
- /rɪft ˈvæl i/
Definitions of rift valley words
- noun rift valley graben. 1
- noun rift valley a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwellings that accompany seafloor spreading. 1
- noun rift valley a long narrow valley resulting from the subsidence of land between two parallel faults, often associated with volcanism. The East African Rift Valley is an example 0
- noun rift valley Great Rift Valley 0
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Origin of rift valley
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Rift valley
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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rift valley popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
rift valley usage trend in Literature
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