Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit.
from The Century Dictionary.
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rath .
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- adjective poetic
ripening orblooming early. - adverb obsolete
Quickly . - adverb poetic
Early in the morning.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I prefer them to stay on the softball field rathe than even attempt to govern after the disastrous Bush administration ......
GOP scores a victory over Democrats on the softball diamond 2009
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In fact, “rather” is in origin the comparative of the obsolete adverb “rathe”.
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The fact is that if voting patterns actually went on political record (rathe rthan tribalism, billionnaire's donations, spin and dirty politics), no-one woudl vote Labour in Wales at at all ...
Stating the obvious 2008
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My only objection is teh bbl length, wish ws 24 rathe than 22.
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A rathe rinterseting bit of info, turns out Monsanto's CEO doesn't even believe in his company's own products. click here are numerous instances where Monsanto has threatened the M$M about exposing dubious safety of its commodities. by
OpEdNews - Diary: Destroy the Afghan Opium Crops for Monsanto 2009
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Is he deliberately and consciously teaching a doctrine different from the gospel that has been handed down to us, or is he rathe a profoundly confused soul?
Clarification 2009
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It tuns out he prefers to keep his seat rathe than to take a stand.
Rundown Of How GOP Senators Up For Relection Voted On Escalation Resolution 2009
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Is he deliberately and consciously teaching a doctrine different from the gospel that has been handed down to us, or is he rathe a profoundly confused soul?
Clarification 2009
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When most of us think about lack of access to water among the poor, we're more likely to envision people in third-world countries — victims of drought, famine or polluted rivers — rathe ...
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When most of us think about lack of access to water among the poor, we're more likely to envision people in third-world countries — victims of drought, famine or polluted rivers — rathe ...
fbharjo commented on the word rathe
precocious: early blooming
March 17, 2007