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ribbon
[ rib-uhn ]
/ ËrÉȘb Én /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to form in ribbonlike strips.
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Origin of ribbon
First recorded in 1520â30; variant of Middle English riban(d), from Old French, variant of r(e)uban, perhaps from Germanic; see band2
OTHER WORDS FROM ribbon
rib·bon·like, rib·bon·y, adjectiveun·rib·boned, adjectiveWords nearby ribbon
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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon
ribbon
/ (ËrÉȘbÉn) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of ribbon
ribbon-like or ribbony, adjectiveWord Origin for ribbon
C14 ryban, from Old French riban, apparently of Germanic origin; probably related to ring 1, band ÂČ
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