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rivulet.

A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/General-American
  1. A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

    A rivulet of tears ran down his face.
  2. Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

Where this word comes from

From Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo (“trickle, little stream”), diminutive of rivo (“stream, brook, creek”), ultimately from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus. By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -ule + -et.

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