rima

Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪ.mə/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
orifice
Narrower (hyponyms)
rima glottidis, mouth, pudendal cleft, rima vestibuli

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