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riffian

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Riff

  [rif]
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–noun, plural Riffs, Riff⋅i  [rif-ee] , (especially collectively) Riff.
1. a member of the Berber people living in Er Rif in northern Morocco.
2. Rif.
Related forms:
Rif⋅fi⋅an, adjective, noun
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Riff or Rif   (rĭf)   
n.   pl. Riff or Riffs or Rif or Rifs also Rif·fi (rĭf'ē)

  1. A member of any of several Berber peoples inhabiting Er Rif.

  2. The Berber language of this people.

Rif'fi·an adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
riff

  1. n.
    a short, repeated line of music played by a particular performer. : Jim just sat there and forgot his riff.
  2. n.
    a digression while speaking. (From sense 1.) : If she didn't make so many riffs while she spoke, we could understand her better.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

riff 
"melodic phrase in jazz," 1935 (but said to have been used by musicians since c.1917), of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortened form of riffle (q.v.), or altered from refrain. The verb is attested from 1955.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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