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rin

[ rin ]

noun

, plural rin.
  1. a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rin1

1870–75; < Japanese ri ( n ) < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese lí; likin
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Example Sentences

Across the ocean, in 1942, in her diary Anne Frank pined for a dog just like Rin Tin Tin while trapped in an attic.

Rin Tin Tin was even the rightful winner of the first Academy Award for Best Actor.

Indeed, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, begins darkly.

Few people would go against such medical advice, but Rinpoche (pronounced Rin-Poh-Chey) is no average person.

Peperin, pep′e-rin, n. a volcanic tufa found in the Alban Hills near Rome.

Rhineurynter, rī-nū-rin′tėr, n. a small inflatable bag used for plugging the nose.

Rinderpest, rin′dėr-pest, n. a malignant and contagious disease of cattle.

Oliver holds his celebrated sword, on which is inscribed Du-rin-dar-da.

The honly suv'rin we mean to 'ave is the People—the Democrisy.

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