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wakerife

American  
[weyk-rahyf] / ˈweɪkˌraɪf /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

  1. wakeful.

Other Word Forms

  • wakerifeness noun

Etymology

Origin of wakerife

First recorded in 1470–80; wake 1 + rife

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