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Riss

/ rɪs /

noun

  1. See Würm, Mindel, Günz
    the third major Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine Europe See also Günz Mindel Würm

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Riss1

C20: named after the river Riss , a tributary of the Danube in Germany

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Example Sentences

That telegram is from Riss; he drinks to the health of his beloved and sends you a thousand kisses.

Passed the end of Caiuga Lake and halted at De-ho-riss-kana-dia which they found burnt and the corn partly destroyed.

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