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riparian
[ ri-pair-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
of or pertaining to the bank of a river
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- First recorded in 1840鈥�50.
- Combines the Latin root 谤墨辫腻谤颈耻蝉, meaning “river band” and also the root of 谤颈惫别谤鹿, + -补苍鈦�.
- Often used to refer to the ownership of a riverbank.
EXAMPLES OF RIPARIAN
- Scientists conducted a study on the biodiversity of the riparian ecosystem.
- The riparian rights grant homeowners access to a private stretch of the river.
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- First recorded in 1755鈥�65.
- From French or moulu, meaning “ground or milled gold.”
EXAMPLES OF ORMOLU
- The antique clock was adorned with ormolu, giving it a regal shimmer.
- These grand yet excessive interiors featured intricate ormolu and boulle inlays.
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- First recorded in 1525鈥�35.
- From Latin 辞肠迟艒苍腻谤颈耻蝉; combines Latin 辞肠迟艒苍墨, meaning “by eights,” + -补谤测虏.
- Often used to describe a base-8, octal, number system, which counts by 1s, 8s, 64s, etc., rather than 1s, 10s, 100s, etc.
EXAMPLES OF OCTONARY
- They realized the radio transmission used an octonary 肠辞诲别.听
- The orchestra’s brass section was arranged in an octonary formation, with eight musicians in two rows.
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