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- [riv-erz]
- /ˈrɪv ərz/
- /ˈrɪv.ər/
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- [riv-erz]
- /ˈrɪv ərz/
Definitions of rivers word
- noun rivers a person who rives. 1
- idioms rivers sell down the river, to betray; desert; mislead: to sell one's friends down the river. 1
- idioms rivers up the river, Slang. to prison: to be sent up the river for a bank robbery. in prison: Thirty years up the river had made him a stranger to society. 1
- noun rivers a state of S Nigeria, in the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Port Harcourt. Pop: 5 185 400 (2006). Area: 11 077 sq km (4277 sq miles) 0
- noun rivers Larry(born Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg) 1923-2005; U.S. painter 0
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Origin of rivers
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French rivere, riviere < Vulgar Latin *rīpāria, noun use of feminine of Latin rīpārius riparian
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Parts of speech for Rivers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rivers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rivers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rivers
noun rivers
adjective rivers
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
Top questions with rivers
- how many kids does philip rivers have?
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