11-Letter Words Starting with R
There are 307 eleven-letter words that start with R on Word.ws, from rabbitbrush to rustication. The most common are responsible, recommended, recognition, replacement and residential.
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All 307 eleven-letter words that start with R
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- rabbitbrush20n. Any of various plants in the family Asteraceae, including most species...
- rabeprazole24n. A proton pump inhibitor (trademark AcipHex) that inhibits gastric acid...
- racewalking21n. A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the...
- racquetball24n. A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
- ractopamine17n. A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for...
- radiatively18adv. In a radiative manner.
- radicalized24adj. That has been through the process of radicalization.
- radioactive17adj. Exhibiting radioactivity.
- radiocarbon16n. A radioactive isotope of carbon, especially 146C.
- radiography21n. The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.
- radioiodine13n. The radioactive isotope of iodine, 13153I, having a half-life of 8...
- radiolarian12n. Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having...
- radioligand14n. Any molecule that has a radioactive tracer attached, especially one...
- radiologist13n. A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.
- radiolucent14adj. Transparent to X-rays.
- radiometric16adj. Referring to the science of radiometry.
- radiophonic19adj. Describing sound effects created to accompany radio broadcasts as...
- radiotracer14n. A radioactive tracer; a radiolabel.
- railroading13n. The operation of a railroad.
- raltegravir15n. An antiretroviral drug, an integrase inhibitor, used to treat HIV...
- rangefinder16n. Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument used to measure...
- rangemaster14n. A police officer who has received special training on firearms safety...
- ranibizumab26n. A monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine...
- rapscallion15n. A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rapturously16adv. In a rapturous manner.
- rarefaction16n. A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid.
- ratatouille11n. A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting...
- rathskeller18n. A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
- rationalism13n. The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and...
- rationalist11n. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.
- rationality14n. The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason...
- rationalize20v. To make something rational or more rational.
- rattlesnake15n. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and...
- raunchiness16n. The characteristic of being raunchy; sleaze, titillation.
- ravishingly21adv. In a ravishing or beautiful manner.
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- reactionary16adj. Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French...
- readability17n. The property of being capable of being read; legibility.
- readmission14n. A second or subsequent admission.
- readthrough19n. The process of reading through something; a perusal.
- realignment14n. The act of realigning or something realigned.
- realization20n. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- realpolitik17n. Pragmatic, often expansionist, diplomacy and politics focused on...
- reanimation13n. The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.
- reappearing16n. A reappearance.
- reappraisal15n. A second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new...
- rearranging13n. Rearrangement.
- reassertion11n. The act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion.
- reassurance13n. The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of...
- reauthorize23v. To authorize again, to give authority to anew.
- reawakening19n. A second or subsequent awakening.
- rebalancing16n. The act or process of restoring balance.
- rebroadcast16n. Retransmission; a repeated or relayed broadcast.
- rebuildable16adj. Capable of being rebuilt.
- recalculate15v. To calculate again.
- recalibrate15v. To calibrate for a second or subsequent time.
- recantation13n. The act of recanting or something recanted.
- receptivity21n. The state of being receptive.
- recessional13adj. Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a...
- recessively19adv. In a recessive fashion.
- rechallenge17v. To challenge again.
- reciprocate17v. To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking...
- reciprocity20n. The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between...
- recirculate15v. To circulate again.
- reclamation15n. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
- recognition14n. The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a...
- recombinant17adj. Formed by a new combination of existing elements.
- recombinase17n. Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments...
- recombining18n. The exchanging of genetic material.
- recommended19adj. That one recommends (often by a person, community, or authoritative...
- recommender18n. One who recommends.
- recondition14v. To restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the...
- reconfigure17v. To arrange into a new configuration.
- reconnoiter13v. To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout...
- reconnoitre13v. To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout...
- reconstruct15v. To construct again; to restore.
- recordation14n. The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official...
- recoverable18adj. Capable of being regained or recovered.
- recruitable15adj. Able to be recruited.
- recruitment15n. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization...
- rectangular14adj. Having a shape like a rectangle.
- rectifiable18adj. Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable.
- rectilinear13adj. In a straight line.
- recuperator15n. A person who recuperates, or regains their health.
- recurrently16adv. In a recurrent manner.
- recursively19adv. In a recursive way or manner.
- redactional14adj. Relating to redaction.
- redesignate13v. To designate again.
- rediffusion18n. The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution...
- redirection14n. The act of setting a new direction.
- rediscovery20n. The act of rediscovering.
- redoubtable16adj. Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.
- reductively20adv. In a reductive manner.
- redundantly16adv. In a redundant manner.
- reduplicate16adj. Doubled.
- reeducation14n. The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to...
- reemergence16n. A second or subsequent emergence after being hidden etc.
- reemphasize27v. To emphasize again; to reiterate.
- reenactment15n. The process of enacting again.
- reestablish16v. To establish again.
- refactoring17n. An act or process in which code is refactored.
- referencing17n. The making of a reference.
- referential14adj. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and...
- refinancing17n. One or more loans or other borrowings that repay and replace previous...
- reflectance18n. The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface.
- reflexively27adv. In a reflexive manner.
- reflexivity27n. The condition or state of being reflexive.
- reflexology25n. The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex...
- reformation16n. An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or...
- reformative19adj. That serves to reform or correct.
- reformatory19adj. Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
- reformatted17adj. Having been formatted again.
- reformulate16v. To formulate again or differently.
- refoulement16n. The involuntary sending of refugees or asylum seekers to their country...
- refreshable19adj. That can be refreshed (updated).
- refreshment19n. The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or...
- refrigerant15n. A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between...
- refrigerate15v. To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.
- refurbished20adj. Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to its...
- regenerated13adj. Spiritually made again; reborn.
- regenerator12n. One who, or that which, regenerates.
- regimentals14n. The uniform worn by a soldier in a regiment.
- regionalism14n. Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything...
- regionalist12adj. Of or pertaining to regionalism.
- regionality15n. The property of being regional.
- registrable14adj. Able or needing to be registered.
- regorafenib17n. A particular oral multi-kinase inhibitor.
- regretfully18adv. In a regretful manner, with regret.
- regrettable14adj. Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
- regrettably17adv. In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.
- regurgitate13v. To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
- rehydration18n. The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration.
- reification16n. The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an...
- reimagining15n. A remake (of a dramatic work).
- reimplement17v. To implement again or differently.
- reincarnate13v. To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a...
- reinfection16n. Another infection, another instance of being infected.
- reinforcing17adj. Used to reinforce.
- reinsertion11n. The act of inserting again.
- reinstitute11v. To institute for a second or subsequent time.
- reinsurance13n. Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk...
- reintegrate12v. To integrate again or in a different manner.
- reinterment13n. The act of interring again after exhumation.
- reinterpret13v. To interpret again.
- reinterview17v. To interview again.
- reintroduce14v. To introduce again.
- reinvention14n. A reinventing of something.
- reiteration11n. The act of reiterating.
- reiterative14adj. That involves reiteration.
- rejuvenated22adj. Made young again.
- rejuvenator21n. That which rejuvenates.
- relatedness12n. The state of being related, especially by kinship.
- relaunching17n. A second or subsequent launching.
- reliability16n. The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
- religionist12n. An adherent of a religion.
- religiosity15n. The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.
- religiously15adv. In the manner of religion.
- relocatable15adj. That can be relocated.
- reluctantly16adv. In a reluctant or hesitant manner.
- remarkables19n. Remarkable things.
- remastering14n. The production of a new version of a recording by remixing the original...
- remediation14n. The act or process of remedying a situation.
- remembering18n. The act by which something is remembered.
- remembrance19n. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind...
- remigration14n. Migration again to another place, or back to the place of emigration.
- reminiscent15adj. Of, or relating to reminiscence.
- reminiscing16n. A reminiscence.
- remonstrant13n. One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written)...
- remonstrate13v. To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with...
- remorseless13adj. Without remorse, mercy or pity.
- renaissance13n. A rebirth or revival.
- renegotiate12v. To negotiate new terms to replace old ones.
- renumbering16n. The act or process of assigning new numbers.
- reoperation13n. A second or subsequent operation.
- reorganized22adj. That has been subjected to reorganization.
- reorientate11v. To orientate anew; to cause to face a different direction.
- repackaging21n. The process of packaging something again or anew.
- repartition13n. A distribution or apportioning of something again.
- reperfusion16n. The restoration of blood flow to an organ, after it was cut off (e.g....
- repetitious13adj. Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.
- replaceable17adj. Capable of being replaced.
- replacement17n. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
- replenished17adj. That has been refilled; restored to capacity or fullness, full.
- replication15n. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied...
- replicative18adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing replication.
- reportorial13adj. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a reporter.
- representer13n. One who or that which represents.
- repressible15adj. Capable of being repressed, controlled, suppressed or limited.
- reproachful21adj. Expressing or containing reproach.
- reproaching19n. The act of showing reproach.
- reprobation15n. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong...
- repudiation14n. The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- repulsively19adv. In a repulsive manner.
- repurposing16n. The act by which something is repurposed.
- requirement22n. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its...
- requisition20n. A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the...
- rerecording15n. A second or subsequent recording.
- researching17n. The act of carrying out research.
- reselection13n. A second or subsequent selection.
- resemblance17n. The quality or state of resembling.
- resentfully17adv. In a resentful manner.
- reservation14n. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- reshuffling21n. An act in which something is reshuffled.
- residential12adj. Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for...
- resignation12n. The act of resigning.
- resiliently14adv. In a resilient manner.
- resistivity17n. The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical...
- resourceful16adj. Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or...
- respectable17adj. Deserving respect.
- respectably20adv. In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect.
- respiration13n. The process of inhaling and exhaling.
- respiratory16adj. Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
- resplendent14adj. Shining brilliantly; gleaming; radiant.
- responsible15adj. Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act...
- responsibly18adv. In a responsible manner.
- restatement13n. The act of restating.
- restfulness14n. The property of being restful.
- restitution11n. A process of compensation for losses.
- restiveness14n. The characteristic of being restive.
- restoration11n. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the...
- restorative14adj. Serving to restore.
- restraining12n. The act by which someone or something is restrained.
- restricting14adj. Serving to restrict.
- restriction13n. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- restrictive16adj. Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.
- restringing13n. The act by which something is restrung.
- restructure13v. To change the organization of.
- resubscribe17v. To subscribe again or renew a subscription.
- resultantly14adv. As a result; because of this.
- resultative14adj. Indicating the state of a noun resulting from the completion of the...
- resurfacing17n. The application of a new surface.
- resurrected14adj. Having undergone resurrection.
- resuscitate13v. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
- resuspended15adj. Subject to resuspension.
- resveratrol14n. A phenolic substance, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, a stilbenoid and...
- resynthesis17n. A second or subsequent synthesis, especially one using components that...
- retaliation11n. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived...
- retaliatory14adj. Relating to or part of a retaliation.
- retargeting13n. An instance of something being retargeted.
- reticulated14adj. Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network.
- retinaculum15n. A connecting band.
- retinopathy19n. Non-inflammatory disease of the retina.
- retinotopic15adj. Describing a projection of an image onto a part of the brain that...
- retracement15n. A reversal in the trend of the price of a stock or commodity.
- retractable15adj. Capable of being retracted; retractile.
- retranslate11v. To translate again or anew.
- retreatment13n. A treatment performed a second or subsequent time.
- retrenching17n. The act of one who retrenches.
- retribution13n. Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal...
- retributive16adj. Relating to retribution; retaliatory.
- retrievable16adj. Capable of being retrieved or recovered.
- retroactive16adj. Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or...
- retrobulbar15adj. Behind the medulla oblongata.
- retrofitted15adj. Fitted or installed at a later date.
- retrogaming15n. The hobby of playing or collecting older video games and computer games.
- retroverted15adj. Turned or tilted back.
- reupholster16v. To upholster again; to replace the attached fabric covering on...
- reusability16n. The property or degree of being reusable.
- revaluation14n. The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other...
- revealingly18adv. In a revealing manner.
- reverberant16adj. Tending to reverberate.
- reverberate16v. To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more...
- reverential14adj. Showing or characterized by reverence; respectful.
- revisionary17adj. Having the character of a revision.
- revisioning15n. The act of one who revisions; the providing of a new vision.
- revisionism16n. The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view...
- revisionist14adj. Of or pertaining to revisionism.
- revoltingly18adv. In a revolting manner; with repulsion or disgust.
- rewatchable21adj. Pleasant to watch more than once.
- reweighting19n. The assignment of a new weighting.
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- rheological17adj. Of, or relating to rheology.
- rhetorician16n. An expert or student of rhetoric.
- rhinoplasty19n. A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function...
- rhizomatous25adj. Having or resembling a rhizome.
- rhizosphere28n. The soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their...
- rhodococcus21n. Any bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.
- rhythmicity27n. The quality or state of having a rhythm.
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- ribonucleic17adj. Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives.
- rickettsial17adj. Relating to rickettsia.
- ridesharing16n. A form of commercial transportation in which, through social media...
- ridonkulous16adj. Ridiculous.
- righteously18adv. In a righteous manner.
- righthander19n. A right-handed person.
- rightsizing25n. Downsizing.
- rilpivirine16n. A drug used to treat HIV infection.
- rimantadine14n. A synthetic antiviral drug that is chemically related to amantadine and...
- risedronate12n. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a...
- risperidone14n. A drug that is a combined serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonist...
- ritualistic13adj. In the manner of a ritual.
- rivaroxaban23n. An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits...
- riverkeeper20n. A person responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of a river.
- rizatriptan22n. A triptan agonist used in the treatment of migraine.
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- roastmaster13n. One who leads a roast (comedy routine that criticizes its human...
- robotically18adv. In a robotic (or robotical) fashion.
- robusticity18n. Synonym of robustness.
- rodenticide15n. Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.
- roleplaying17n. Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts...
- rollerblade14n. A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole...
- romanticism17n. A romantic quality, spirit or action.
- romanticist15n. An advocate or follower of romanticism.
- romanticize24v. To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic...
- ropivacaine18n. A local anesthetic drug belonging to the amino amide group.
- rotogravure15n. A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio...
- rotoscoping16n. Synonym of rotoscope (“technique”).
- roundedness13n. The quality of being rounded.
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- rudimentary17adj. Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early...
- rumbustious15adj. Synonym of rambunctious, boisterous and unruly.
- rustication13n. Residence in the country.
1,498 rare eleven-letter words that start with R
- rabbinistic
- rabbitberry
- rabbitholey
- rabbitiness
- rabelomycin
- rabenzazole
- raccoonlike
- raccoonsona
- racementhol
- racemically
- racemorphan
- racetracker
- rachiometer
- racialistic
- raciologist
- racketiness
- racktacular
- racotumomab
- racquetless
- racquetlike
- radgepacket
- radiability
- radiantness
- radiasterid
- radiateness
- radiatiform
- radiatingly
- radiational
- radicalizer
- radicalness
- radicellose
- radiculitis
- radiobarium
- radiocarpal
- radiocaster
- radiocerium
- radiocesium
- radiocobalt
- radiocollar
- radiocopper
- radiodating
- radiodontia
- radiodontic
- radioefflux
- radioerbium
- radiogenome
- radiohelium
- radioimmune
- radioindium
- radioiodide
- radiolarist
- radiolarite
- radiolesion
- radiolocate
- radiolunate
- radiomarked
- radiomarker
- radiomedial
- radionickel
- radionovela
- radioosmium
- radiooxygen
- radiopacify
- radiopacity
- radiopaging
- radiopalmar
- radiophilic
- radiophobia
- radiopraxis
- radiopticon
- radiopulsar
- radiopurity
- radioscopic
- radiosilver
- radiosodium
- radiosphere
- radiosulfur
- radiouptake
- radiovision
- raffination
- raffishness
- rafivirumab
- raftability
- raftophilic
- ragefulness
- ragequitter
- raggamuffin
- ragtimelike
- railbanking
- railfanning
- railingless
- railroadish
- railwayless
- railwaylike
- raimentless
- rainbowfish
- rainbowlike
- rainclothes
- raindroplet
- rainproofer
- rainscaping
- rainslicker
- rajadhiraja
- rakehellish
- ralfinamide
- ralfuranone
- rallentando
- rallymaster
- raltitrexed
- ramiflorous
- rammishness
- ramogenesis
- rampantness
- rampartless
- rampartlike
- ramsbeckite
- ramsdellite
- ramucirumab
- ranavirosis
- rancescence
- ranchburger
- ranchslider
- rancorously
- randomicity
- randomosity
- rangekeeper
- rangelander
- rangeliosis
- rangeomorph
- rangiferine
- ranicipitid
- ranimustine
- rankability
- ranunculite
- ranunculoid
- rapaciously
- raphespinal
- raphigraphy
- rapidograph
- raptophilia
- raptorially
- raptureless
- rapturesome
- rarefactive
- rasburicase
- raseglurant
- rashtravadi
- raspatorium
- raspberrita
- raspingness
- rastodentid
- ratcatching
- ratchetlike
- ratebusting
- rathouisiid
- ratiocinate
- ratiometric
- ratlessness
- ratmageddon
- rattishness
- rattlebones
- rattlebrain
- rattlemouse
- rattlepated
- rattleproof
- rattleskull
- rattlewings
- raucousness
- rauisuchian
- rauwolscine
- ravanahatha
- ravanastron
- ravenmaster
- ravulizumab
- raxibacumab
- raygrantite
- raylessness
- razormaking
- razzleberry
- reabatement
- reabolition
- reaccession
- reacclimate
- reaccompany
- reaccretion
- reacetylate
- reactionism
- reactionist
- reactivable
- reactivator
- reactogenic
- reactualise
- reactualize
- reacylation
- readaptable
- readdicting
- readdiction
- readdressal
- readerboard
- readornment
- readventure
- readvertise
- reafference
- reaffiliate
- reagentless
- reaggravate
- reaggregate
- reagitation
- realcompact
- realignable
- realizingly
- reallocator
- reallotment
- reamendment
- reamidation
- reamination
- reamplified
- reanchoring
- reanimalize
- reapologize
- reapplicant
- reappointee
- reapportion
- reappraiser
- reapprehend
- rearbitrate
- rearchitect
- rearomatize
- reascendant
- reascension
- reascertain
- reasoningly
- reassembler
- reassociate
- reassortant
- reassurable
- reassuredly
- reattempter
- reattentive
- reattenuate
- reattribute
- reauthorise
- rebaptismal
- rebarbarize
- rebarbative
- rebarricade
- rebeginning
- rebenchmark
- rebifurcate
- rebloggable
- reboisation
- reborrowing
- reboundable
- rebranching
- rebrandable
- rebrominate
- rebrutalize
- rebuffering
- rebuffingly
- rebukefully
- rebullition
- recalcified
- recalescent
- recandidacy
- recannulate
- recantingly
- recaptivate
- recarbonate
- recarbonize
- recarburize
- recatalogue
- recathectic
- recauterize
- receiptable
- receiptless
- recelebrate
- recementing
- recensional
- receptional
- receptively
- receptomics
- receptorial
- receptorome
- receptosome
- receptually
- recessivity
- reciliation
- recipiangle
- reciprocant
- reckfulness
- reclaimable
- reclaimably
- reclaimless
- reclaimment
- reclamatory
- reclearance
- recleavable
- reclination
- recluseness
- reclusively
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Questions about these words
- How many eleven-letter words that start with R are there?
- Word.ws lists 307 eleven-letter words that start with R, plus 1,498 rare ones.
- What are common eleven-letter words that start with R?
- responsible, recommended, recognition, replacement, residential, requirement, restoration and resignation.
- Which of the eleven-letter words that start with R has the highest letter score?
- rhizosphere scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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