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[ˈrʌɪət], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
(e.g: riots broke out in the capital)
- an impressively large or varied display of something
(e.g: the garden was a riot ofcolour)
- a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing
(e.g: everyone thought she was a riot)
Phrases:
- run riot
Origin
:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin
[ˈrʌɪət], (Verb)
Definitions:
- take part in a violent public disturbance
(e.g: students rioted in Paris)
Phrases:
- run riot
Origin
:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin
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