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Noun: river  ri-vu(r)
  1. A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
     
  2. Any large flow of a liquid
    "a river of lava"; "rivers of blood"

Derived forms: rivers

Type of: stream, watercourse

Part of: water system

Encyclopedia: River, John