Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rif]
- /rɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rif]
- /rɪf/
Definitions of rif word
- verb with object rif to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program. 1
- noun rif Military. a reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit. 1
- noun rif a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., especially for budgetary reasons. 1
- noun rif a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco 0
- noun rif the dialect of Berber spoken by this people 0
- noun rif reduction in force 0
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Origin of rif
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; special use of RIF
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rif
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rif popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
rif usage trend in Literature
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