riven

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English

WOTD – 24 February 2016

Etymology

From Middle English riven, past participle of riven (“to rive”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪvən
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ven

Verb

riven

  1. past participle of rive

Usage notes

An alternative past participle of to rive is rived, which is preferred in American English.

Adjective

riven (not comparable)

  1. Torn apart.
  2. Broken into pieces; split asunder.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

riven m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of rive

Swedish

Verb

riven

  1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of riva

Anagrams

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