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rhea
nounC2
/ˈriːə/A large, flightless bird native to South America, resembling an ostrich but smaller and with three toes.
rhea silvia
nounVery Low / Literary/Historical
/ˌriːə ˈsɪlvɪə/The mythological mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.
rhebok
nounLow
/ˈriːbɒk/A medium-sized, greyish-brown African antelope (*Pelea capreolus*) with long, slender legs and smooth, upright horns.
rheda
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˈriːdə/An ancient Celtic or Roman four-wheeled travelling carriage or wagon.
rhee
nounLow
/riː/A surname, most famously of Syngman Rhee, the first president of South Korea.
rheims
nounRare
/riːmz/A variant spelling of 'Reims', the name of a city in northeastern France, renowned for its cathedral.
rhein
nounLow
/raɪn/A major river in Central and Western Europe, flowing from the Alps to the North Sea.
rheingau
nounLow (specialist/vocabulary)
/ˈraɪnɡaʊ/A specific wine-growing region in Germany, situated along the Rhine River between Wiesbaden and Lorch, renowned for its high-quality Riesling wines.
rheingold, das
nounRare
/ˈrʌɪnɡəʊld/A legendary treasure in Germanic mythology, particularly a hoard of gold guarded by the Rhine Maidens in Richard Wagner's opera cycle 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.
rheinhessen
nounLow (Used primarily in geographical and oenological contexts)
/ˈraɪnˌhɛsən/A wine-growing region in southwestern Germany, situated on the west bank of the Rhine river, known for its gentle hills and fertile plains.
rheinland
nounC1/C2
/ˈraɪnlænd/A historical and cultural region in western Germany, centred around the Rhine River.
rheinland-pfalz
nounC1
/ˌraɪnlænd ˈpfælts/A state in southwestern Germany.
rheita
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˈreɪtə/An extremely rare and specific 17th-century term for a type of African antelope or its hide, sometimes historically referenced in travel writing or taxonomy.
rheme
nounVery Low (Technical/Linguistic)
/riːm/In linguistics, the part of a clause or sentence that provides new information, often following the theme.
rhenish
adjectivenounC2
/ˈriːnɪʃ/Relating to the River Rhine or the region surrounding it.
rhenium
nounRare
/ˈriːniəm/A rare, dense, silvery-white metallic element with atomic number 75.
rheobase
nounRare/Specialized
/ˈriːə(ʊ)beɪs/The minimum electric current required to stimulate a nerve or muscle fiber when applied for an indefinite, long duration.
rheology
nounC1-C2
/riːˈɒlədʒi/The scientific study of the flow and deformation of matter, especially non-Newtonian fluids and soft solids.
rheometer
nounVery Low
/riːˈɒmɪtə/An instrument for measuring the flow of fluids and deformation of materials.
rheomorphism
nounExtremely Rare
/ˌriːəʊˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/The process of being shaped or moulded by flow.

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