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rort
English
Etymology
Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???(?)t/
- Homophone: wrought (in non-rhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Noun
rort (plural rorts)
- (Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
- 2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067,
- Not all of the projects were bad or rorts; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
- 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 81,
- It?s one of the great rorts in Australia that for overstaying your welcome (even by five minutes) in a space that may cost only a few dollars to park in, local councils are prepared to fine you anywhere from $50 to $120.
- 2011, Malcolm Knox, Greg Chappell, Fierce Focus, unnumbered page,
- The rort was that South Australia and Western Australia, who controlled their grounds, were allowed to double-dip. In Perth, for instance, the WACA sold season tickets, which they marketed in the form of memberships, to everything at the ground, including football. They had a huge membership and were rolling in money, but because they?d sold their tickets in memberships, they declared a loss on the cricket Test match. At the end of the season, though, they?d get the same twofourteenths[sic] of Pool Two as Queensland.
- 2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067,
Verb
rort (third-person singular simple present rorts, present participle rorting, simple past and past participle rorted)
- (Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
- 1992, Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 496,
- He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.
- 2011, James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles From Down Under, page 118,
- York is then alleged to have rorted the doctor out of his share.
- 1992, Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 496,
Anagrams
- Torr, torr
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ritual
English
Alternative forms
- rituall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin adjective r?tu?lis, from noun r?tuum (“rite”), + adjective suffix -?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.t?u.?l/
Adjective
ritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)
- Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
Derived terms
- ritually
Translations
Noun
ritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)
- rite; a repeated set of actions
Derived terms
- ritualisation, ritualization
- ritualise, ritualize
- ritualist
- ritualistic
- ritually
Translations
Anagrams
- litura
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ritualis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ri.tu?al/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
ritual (masculine and feminine plural rituals)
- ritual
Noun
ritual m (plural rituals)
- ritual
Related terms
- ritu
Further reading
- “ritual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ritual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “ritual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ritual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??itu?æ?l]
Noun
ritual n (singular definite ritualet, plural indefinite ritualer)
- ritual
- Synonym: ritus
Declension
References
- “ritual” in Den Danske Ordbog
Ladin
Pronunciation
Adjective
ritual m (feminine singular rituala, masculine plural rituai, feminine plural rituales)
- ritual
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ritualis, from ritus
Noun
ritual n (definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual or ritualer, definite plural rituala or ritualene)
- ritual
References
- “ritual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin ritualis, from ritus
Noun
ritual n (definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual, definite plural rituala)
- ritual
References
- “ritual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?twa?/
Adjective
ritual m or f (plural rituais, comparable)
- ritual
Noun
ritual m (plural rituais)
- ritual
Romanian
Etymology
From French rituel or Italian rituale.
Noun
ritual n (plural rituali)
- ritual
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rit?a?l/
- Hyphenation: ri?tu?al
Noun
ritù?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- ritual
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?twal/, [ri?t?wal]
Adjective
ritual (plural rituales)
- ritual
Noun
ritual m (plural rituales)
- rite
Derived terms
- ritualismo
- ritualista
Further reading
- “ritual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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