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   rite

   /rʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a religious or other solemn ceremony or act: "the rite of communion"
   • ▪ a body of customary observances characteristic of a Church or a part of it: "the Byzantine rite"
   • ▪ a social custom, practice, or conventional act: "the British family Christmas rite"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin ritus ‘(religious) usage’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. riteless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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     1

   • I

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   • T

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   • E

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