rite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus

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Noun[edit]

rite (plural rites)

  1. A religious custom.

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ˈɾˠɪtʲɪ]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

rite

  1. Past participle of righ

Adjective[edit]

rite

  1. taut, tense
  2. sharp, steep
  3. exposed (le, to)
  4. eager (chun, for)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

rite

  1. Past participle of rith

Adjective[edit]

rite

  1. exhausted, extinct
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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

rite

  1. to resemble; to be like, similar, alike