name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Obsolete form of rye. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
2. 2
   Initialism of reactive ion etching. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
3. 3
   Ellipsis of RIE parenting. From Acronym of resources for infant educarers. From the trademark, for the organization that developed this parenting methodology. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name.; A female given name from Japanese.
2. 2
   A female given name.; A female given name from Dutch.
3. 3
   A female given name.; A female given name from Danish.

Synonyms

All synonyms

buzzeddrunkfranticfreneticmerryoff the chain

Example

More examples

"Do you know who Rie Miyazawa is?"

Etymology

* Japanese りえ (Rie), a given name with numerous possible original kanji. * Danish Rie * Dutch Rie

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