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   rife

   /rīf/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread: "male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days" Similar widespreadgeneralcommonuniversalextensiveubiquitousglobalomnipresenteverywherepresent everywherepandemicepidemicendemicinescapableinsidiousprevalentpenetratingpervadingpervasivepermeatingimmanentrare:permeativesuffusivepermeantOpposite scarceunknown
   • ▪ full of: "the streets were rife with rumor and fear" Similar overflowingburstingaliveswarmingteemingseethinglousyabounding inabundant inoverrun byfull ofOpposite devoid of

   adverb

   • 1. in an unchecked or widespread manner: "speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer"

   Word Origin late Old Englishrȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr ‘acceptable’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rifeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › M4_carbineM4 carbine - Wikipedia

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   10 hours ago · Feed system. 30-round detachable STANAG magazine [a] Sights. Iron sights or various optics. The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO, select-fire, gas-operated, [b] magazine -fed carbine -length assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle.