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plural rites
A religious custom. examples
(by extension) A prescribed behavior. quotations examples
But he had to perform the rites of hospitality, had to behave politely to his ally.
1989, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts, August 1914, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
not comparable
Informal spelling of right. examples
Informal spelling of right. quotations examples
One of our cats has a bald spot on his hind & it looks like it was shaved rite off.
1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
Informal spelling of right.
used in unique spellings of company brand names examples
part of the contraction and interjection amirite examples