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RIFE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rife mean?
• RIFE (adjective)
The adjective RIFE has 2 senses:
1. most frequent or common
2. excessively abundant
Familiarity information: RIFE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Most frequent or common
Synonyms:
dominant; predominant; prevailing; prevalent; rife
Context example:
prevailing winds
Similar:
frequent (coming at short intervals or habitually)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessively abundant
Synonyms:
overabundant; plethoric; rife
Similar:
abundant (present in great quantity)
Context examples
Professor Foster said the link could be much more widespread in other countries where air pollution is rife.
(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The region of sky pictured is listed in the Sharpless catalogue of H II regions: interstellar clouds of ionised gas, rife with star formation.
(Stellar Nursery Blooms into View, ESO)
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