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| rap·id [ ráppid ] |
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swift: acting, moving, or happening very quickly
 a rapid increase in turnover
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plural noun rap·ids |
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turbulent part of riverbed: a part of a riverbed where the water moves very fast, usually over rocks or around boulders
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin rapidus "seizing" < rapere "seize"] |
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 ra·pid·i·ty noun |
 rap·id·ly adverb |
 rap·id·ness noun |
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