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Definition of: rapid
(rap′id) adjective
1. Having great speed.
2. Bearing the marks of or characterized by rapidity.
3. Done or completed in a short time; advancing speedily to a termination: rapid growth. See synonyms under SWIFT1.
—noun Usually plural A descent in a river less abrupt than a waterfall. [<L rapidus <rapere seize, rush]
—rap′id·ly adverb
—rap′id·ness noun
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