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ruther

ruther adverb: rather.

Adverb

ruther (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) rather

Proper noun capitalized: Ruther

Ruther (plural Ruthers)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of ruther

pluralRuthers

Origin of ruther

Borrowed from German Ruther or Rüther.

Questions about ruther

What does ruther mean?
Ruther means rather.
What part of speech is ruther?
Ruther can be an adverb or a proper noun.

Words near ruther in the dictionary

  1. ruthenocenyl
  2. ruthenocuprate
  3. ruthenocuprates
  4. Ruthens
  5. ruthenylated
  6. ruther
  7. rutherford
  8. Rutherford atom
  9. Rutherford atoms
  10. Rutherford County
  11. Rutherford model

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