rialto

ri·al·to

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-al-toh]
- /riˈæl toʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-al-toh]
- /riˈæl toʊ/

Definitions of rialto word

noun plural rialto an exchange or mart. 1
noun rialto a commercial center in Venice, Italy, consisting of an island and the surrounding district. 1
noun rialto a bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: constructed of marble in 1590. 1
noun rialto a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 1
noun rialto the theater district of a city or town, especially the area around Broadway in New York City. 1
noun rialto an island in Venice, Italy, linked with San Marco Island by the Rialto Bridge (1590) over the Grand Canal: the business centre of medieval and renaissance Venice 0

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Origin of rialto

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1660; after the Rialto in Venice

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Parts of speech for Rialto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rialto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rialto usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rialto

noun rialto

agora — the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece
marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.

All 2 Synonyms of rialto