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rif  (rif ),USA pronunciation v.t., -riffed, -rif•fing. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsto discharge (a person) from military or civil service, esp. as part of an economy program.
Also, riff. 
  • special use of RIF 1945–50

Rif  (rif ),USA pronunciation n. 
    Er  (er),USA pronunciation a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco. Also, Riff. 
RIF  (rif ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit.
  2. a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., esp. for budgetary reasons.
  • R(eduction) I(n) French(orce)

'rif' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Er Rif - Morocco - reef - rib - riffraff - riff

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