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- First recorded in 1400鈥�50.
- Combines the Latin 辫谤艒蹿濒耻别谤别, meaning “to flow forth” + -别苍迟虏.
EXAMPLES OF PROFLUENT
- Their coffee shop chatter had a profluent rhythm, shifting between topics with ease.
- The poet’s profluent recitation made the verses feel alive and unbroken.
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Why Dictionary.com chose harry
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- From Old English (450鈥�1150) 丑别谤摹颈补苍, meaning “to pillage.”
- From the Proto-Germanic root *harjaz, meaning “army;” related to German verheeren, meaning “to devastate.”
EXAMPLES OF HARRY
- The celebrity avoided the reporters who tended to harry her with endless questions.
- Guilt harries his thoughts and refuses to let him rest.
riparian
[ ri-pair-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
of or pertaining to the bank of a river
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- First recorded in 1840鈥�50.
- Combines the Latin root 谤墨辫腻谤颈耻蝉, meaning “river band” and also the root of 谤颈惫别谤鹿, + -补苍鈦�.
- Often used to refer to the ownership of a riverbank.
EXAMPLES OF RIPARIAN
- Scientists conducted a study on the biodiversity of the riparian ecosystem.
- The riparian rights grant homeowners access to a private stretch of the river.
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