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rant(dictionary)
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phorminx (iou) and rant (oh)


phorminx (iou)



phorminx noun. L18.
[Greek phormigx.]
A kind of cithara or lyre used in ancient Greece as an accompaniment to the voice.

rant (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early Dutch ranten]
to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something
rant about
::She was still ranting about the unfairness of it all.
::Why don't you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?
-- rant n [C]
::a 15-minute rant about the evils of modern society