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Word: Rapine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin rapina, from rapere ‘seize’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrapʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrapɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the violent seizure of someone's property
Short Definition:violent seizure of someone's property
Examples:- the fruits of violence and rapine
- industrial rapine
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