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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RONG

the old pret. and pp. of ring, now rung.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RONG

RONG Rong, obs.

 

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Ring. Chaucer.

 

RONG

RONG Rong, n.

 

Defn: Rung (of a ladder ). [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

RONGEUR

Ron `geur ", n. Etym: [F., fr. ronger to gnaw. ] (Surg.)

 

Defn: An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Rongelap

Rong e lap |ˈräNGəˌlap ˈrɑŋəˌlæp | an atoll in the western Pacific, in the northern Marshall Islands at the northwestern end of the Ratak group, east of Bikini. It was evacuated in the 1980s because of contamination from 1950s nuclear tests at Eniwetok.

 

rongo-rongo

rongo-rongo |ˌrɒŋgəʊˈrɒŋgəʊ | noun [ mass noun ] Archaeology an ancient script of hieroglyphic signs found on wooden tablets on Easter Island. The symbols have not yet been deciphered. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: a local word.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Rongelap

Rong e lap |ˈräNGəˌlap ˈrɑŋəˌlæp | an atoll in the western Pacific, in the northern Marshall Islands at the northwestern end of the Ratak group, east of Bikini. It was evacuated in the 1980s because of contamination from 1950s nuclear tests at Eniwetok.

 

rongo-rongo

rongo-rongo |ˌrɒŋgəʊˈrɒŋgəʊ | noun [ mass noun ] Archaeology an ancient script of hieroglyphic signs found on wooden tablets on Easter Island. The symbols have not yet been deciphered. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: a local word.

 

French Dictionary

rongement

rongement n. m. nom masculin Action de ronger, état de ce qui est rongé.

 

ronger

ronger v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Déchiqueter avec les dents. : Le chien ronge un os. SYNONYME grignoter ; gruger . 2 figuré Corroder. : L ’acide a rongé ce métal. SYNONYME altérer . LOCUTION Se ronger les sangs. familier Se faire du souci. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il rongea, nous rongeons.

 

rongeur

rongeur n. m. nom masculin Mammifère possédant deux incisives longues et fortes. : Le lapin, le castor, l ’écureuil sont des rongeurs.