rite

CEFRC1

/ɹaɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A formal ceremony or ritual for a special occasion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A prescribed behavior.

Examples

  • Naming his son after himself felt like a rite of passage.

  • This parade descends from an ancient rite.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Informal spelling of right.

  2. A religious custom.

More examples

In context

  • This rite is part of their religion.

  • It's rite next to my house.

  • 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure One of our cats has a bald spot on his hind & it looks like it was shaved rite off.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The couple's traditional wedding blank included exchanging rings and saying heartfelt vows.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus.