RIVEN Definition & Meaning

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riven

[ riv-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

a past participle of rive.

adjective

rent or split apart.
split radially, as a log.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ܲ�·��Ĳ� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of riven¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective

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And behind the scenes XR was riven by furious debates about tactics.

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Those subsequent parts demonstrated her box-office appeal as well as her ability to grippingly portray characters riven by trauma.

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France is not alone in being riven and distracted by domestic political disputes.

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While Rome was riven by “internecine strife” and Britain ran its empire on a shoestring budget, the U.S. was “constitutionally stable” with “an enormous industrial base.”

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But the club has also been riven by bitter arguments over its core mission.

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