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riley

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈɹaɪɫi// ri·ley
Origin

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * A variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

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