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Meaning of rhebok | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɹiː.bɒk/

Definitions

A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.

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Examples

“There are also a whole lot of compounds that use 'bok': rhebok, bontebok, blesbok, gemsbok, rietbok, grysbok, bloubok ...”
“The name of the South African antelope, the rhebok, derives from Dutch reebok, and can be written reebok.”
“The pronunciation and spelling over the years have changed through roe, rabock, reebok, raybuck to rhebok in English and 'ribbok' in Afrikaans (Skead 1980).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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