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rev

Pronunciation: /rev/

“rev” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. reef (ridge of rock or coral in the sea)
  2. rib (one of the long curved bones in the chest)
  3. rib (piece of meat cut from the back of the ox)

Etymology

From Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib”), cognate with English rib, German Rippe, Dutch rib (English reef, German Riff, Dutch rif come from Old Norse). Doublet of ribbe.

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