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[ˈreɪvn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion
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Origin
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Old English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe
[ˈreɪvn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (especially of hair) of a glossy black colour
(e.g: thick raven hair)
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Origin
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Old English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe
[ˈravn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey
(e.g: fierce lions went ravening to and fro)
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Origin
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late 15th century (in the sense ‘take as spoil’): from Old French raviner, originally ‘to ravage’, based on Latin rapina ‘pillage’
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