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rhein

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An anthraquinone found in rhubarb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rhine, Rhine River

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: river

History

Etymology

From translingual Rheum + -in.

Real reading context

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