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Riff

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Noun

1. riff, riffian

a Berber living in northern Morocco

2. riff

a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

Verb

3. flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb

look through a book or other written material

Example Sentences:
'He thumbed through the report'
'She leafed through the volume'

4. riff

play riffs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Riff

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noun
1. 
(in jazz or rock music) a short series of chords
verb
2. (intransitive)
to play or perform riffs in jazz or rock music
3. informal
to speak amusingly or make (amusing comments or remarks)

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Riff

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nounWord forms: plural Riffs or ˈRiffi (rɪfi ; rifē)
a member of a Berber people living in the Rif and nearby regions
alt. sp. of
Rif
noun
1. 
a constantly repeated musical phrase used esp. as background for a soloist or as the basic theme of a final chorus
a term that originated in jazz music
2.  Informal
a short, incisive comment, passage, or scene, often one of several functioning as variations on a theme, in a speech, novel, film, etc.
verb intransitive
3. 
to play a riff
a term that originated in jazz music
4.  Informal
to make use of a riff or riffs

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Riff

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n.
1. Music A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is repeated in improvisation.
2. A repeated or varied theme, idea, or phrase: gave us another of his riffs on the decline of civilization.
intr.v. riffed, riff·ing, riffs
To play or make riffs. Often used with on.
n. pl. Riff or Riffs or Rif or Rifs also Rif·fi (rĭfē)
1. A member of any of several Berber peoples inhabiting Er Rif.
2. The Berber language of this people.

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