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ribben

Pronunciation: /ripbeːˀn/

“ribben” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rib (one of the long curved bones in the chest)

Etymology

From rev (“reef, (archaic) rib”) + ben (“bone”). Compare Swedish revben.

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