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rigmarole
What does rigmarole mean?
rigmarole (noun): a long and complicated formal procedure.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use rigmarole in a sentence?
- Have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at airport security these days? (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce rigmarole?
/ˈɹɪɡməɹoʊl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rigmarole come from?
From ragman roll (“long list; catalogue”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “rigmarole” mean?
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Not quite: that's what delusion means.
a long and complicated formal procedure
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an assumption that is taken for granted
Not quite: that's what presumption means.
one who supports something; an advocate
Not quite: that's what proponent means.
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