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RICTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rictus mean?
• RICTUS (noun)
The noun RICTUS has 1 sense:
1. a gaping grimace
Familiarity information: RICTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gaping grimace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rictus" is a kind of...):
gape (an expression of openmouthed astonishment)
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