Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rid-lee]
- /ˈrɪd li/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rid-lee]
- /ˈrɪd li/
Definitions of ridley word
- noun plural ridley Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species. 1
- noun plural ridley Also called olive ridley, Pacific ridley. an olive-colored sea turtle, L. olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range. 1
- noun ridley Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr. 1
- noun ridley a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. 1
- noun ridley Nicholas. ?1500–55, English bishop, who helped to revise the liturgy under Edward VI. He was burnt at the stake for refusing to disavow his Protestant beliefs when Mary I assumed the throne 0
- noun ridley Nicholas1500?-55; Eng. bishop & Protestant reformer: burned at the stake for heresy 0
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Origin of ridley
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; of undetermined orig.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ridley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ridley popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
ridley usage trend in Literature
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