Transcription
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- [ree-uh]
- /ˈri ə/
- /rɪə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-uh]
- /ˈri ə/
Definitions of rhea word
- noun rhea Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops. 1
- noun rhea Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn. 1
- noun rhea (lowercase) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes. 1
- noun rhea a female given name. 1
- noun rhea flightless bird 1
- noun rhea either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes. They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body 0
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Origin of rhea
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55, rhea is from the Assamese word rihā
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Parts of speech for Rhea
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rhea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
rhea usage trend in Literature
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