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Word: Rictus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century (denoting the opening or gaping of the mouth): from Latin, literally ‘open mouth’, from rict- ‘gaped’, from the verb ringi
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɪktəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fixed grimace or grin
Short Definition:fixed grimace or grin
Examples:- their faces were each frozen in a terrified rictus
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