Rheingold

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A treasure of gold that lies at the bottom of the Rhine, guarded by the three Rhine maidens and afterward owned by the Nibelungs and Siegfried. Germanic
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

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"Howard Rheingold glances up from his oversized computer screen. It's the most familiar object among many, mostly foreign, curios that fill his colorful home office. As a freelance writer, Mr. Rheingold has authored several books and countless magazine articles. Still, he feels special affection for his published compendium of strange — and strangely useful — non-English words."

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