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  • 61Derive — De*rive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriving}.] [F. d[ e]river, L. derivare; de + rivus stream, brook. See {Rival}.] 1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to… …

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  • 62Derived — Derive De*rive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriving}.] [F. d[ e]river, L. derivare; de + rivus stream, brook. See {Rival}.] 1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse;… …

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  • 63Deriving — Derive De*rive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deriving}.] [F. d[ e]river, L. derivare; de + rivus stream, brook. See {Rival}.] 1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse;… …

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  • 64Ran — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …

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  • 65Rival — Ri val, n. [F. rival (cf. It. rivale), L. rivales two neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. {Rivulet}, {Rete}.] 1. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a… …

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  • 66Rivose — Ri*vose , a. [From L. rivus a brook, channel.] Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 67Rivulet — Riv u*let, n. [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. {Rival}, {Rite}.] A small stream or brook; a streamlet. [1913 Webster] By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 68Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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  • 69Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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  • 70Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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