Meaning
Water that falls from clouds in the sky in small drops.
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Word origin
From Old English regn, the common Germanic word for falling water.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- regn
Examples
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"Rain" is water falling from the clouds.
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Here "rain" is used as one whole thing, so it has no plural.
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"Rain" here means the fall of water that has just stopped.
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Stories
(9)A Rainy Afternoon
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The Photograph
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The Register
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The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 8: rain, wine, south and 7 more words.