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| rife [ rīf ] |
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1. found widely or frequently: found widely or frequently
  areas where poverty is rife
Rumors were rife that the factory was about to be closed down.
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2. full of something: full of something undesirable, or experiencing a widespread and very frequent occurrence of something, especially something undesirable
an organization rife with corruption
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| [ Old English rȳfe< Germanic] |
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| rife·ly adverb |
| rife·ness noun |
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