ravine

/ɹəˈvin/ruh-VEEN

/ɹəˈvin/ruh-VEEN

Meaninga rush (of water)

Common meaning: a deep narrow valley

ravineto seize, snatchLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1523 · scan

Journey through time

Latinrapina‘a seizing’source
Frenchravine‘a hollow worn by floods’source
Englishravine‘a deep narrow valley’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin rapiō ‘to seize, snatch’.

Roots

rapiō, rapuī, raptum Latin “to seize, snatch”

Related words

rapacious rapid rapture

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