rivulet
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riv·u·let
(rĭv′yə-lĭt)n.
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]
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rivulet
(ˈrɪvjʊlɪt)n
(Physical Geography) a small stream
[C16: from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream]
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riv•u•let
(ˈrɪv yə lɪt)n.
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
[1580–90; < Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo < Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus stream]
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Noun | 1. | rivulet - a small stream stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
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