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rareripe

[rair-rahyp]

adjective

ripening early.

noun

a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

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Origin:
1715–25, Americanism; rare, early variant (obsolete except British dial.) of rathe + ripe

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rareripe (ˈrɛəˌraɪp)

—*adj*
1.	ripening early

—n
2.	a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

[C18 rare, variant of rathe + ripe]

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