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Rite

Ryt

/ˈraɪt/

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rite

Dictionary meaning

Any customary observance or practice.

Examples

  • The government went through the rite of asking the monarch to pass a law.
  • The rite of baptism is important to some Christian denominations.

Synonyms: ritual

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