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Meaning of Riphaean | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˈɹɪfɪən/

Definitions

Designating a range of mountains once thought to be located in northern Europe, later considered mythological or identified with the Urals.

historical, not-comparable

Examples

“The substance, whereof she the body made, / Was purest snow in massy mould congeald, / Which she had gathered in a shady glade / Of the Riphœan hills […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

ripicolous rippable ripped ripper Ripperological ripping