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Richter.

A surname from German.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈɹɪkt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪxt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/Canada, US
  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Richter.

noun/ˈɹɪkt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪxt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/Canada, US
  1. (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Richter.

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