River

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River

Type

free base

Denotation

flowing water

Etymology

Middle English ryver; Anglo-Norman rivere; Early Medieval Latin rīpāria; Latin rīpārius, from rīpa

Evidence

downriver, midriver, multiriver, paleoriver, river, rivera, riverage, riverbank, riverbed, riverbend, riverboarding, riverboat, rivercane, rivercraft, riverdance, riveret, riverfront, riverful, riverhemp, riverhood, riverine, riverish, riverkeeper, riverless, riverlet, riverlike, riverling, riverman, riverpark, riverplain, riverport, rivers, riverscape, riverside, riverwalk, riverward, riverway, riverweed, riverwise, riverwoman, riverworthy, rivery, upriver

Notes

river, riviera, and riviere are doublets

See Also

Riviere, Ripe, Fluvi