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Uncommonrite
The correct spelling is rite.
How to pronounce rite
/ɹaɪt/
nounIPA: /ɹaɪt/
Say it like: Rit-e
The correct spelling is rite. A religious custom. For example: "a right line"
Usage Examples
“a right line”
“The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.”
“a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A religious custom.
- 2.(by extension) A prescribed behavior.
- 3.That which complies with justice, law or reason.
- 4.A legal, just or moral entitlement.
- 5.The right side or direction.
adjective
- 1.Straight, not bent.
- 2.Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
- 3.Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
- 4.Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
- 5.Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
adverb
- 1.On the right side.
- 2.Towards the right side.
- 3.Exactly, precisely.
- 4.Immediately, directly.
- 5.Very, extremely, quite.
interjection
- 1.Yes, that is correct; I agree.
- 2.I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
- 3.Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- 4.Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
- 5.Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
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