Dublex Definitions

rad [Truncation of 'radio', in origin an English or Italian term, now extant in Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] radio -- an electronic device that detects, demodulates, and amplifies transmitted signals

radbac [radio+alphabet] the Alpha-Bravo-Charlie system of identifying letters

radferc [radio+frequent event] radio commercial, commercial message -- a commercially sponsored ad on radio

radfonhim [radio+sound+tool] theremin

radgarm [radio+communication-unit] radio announcement

radmulp [radio+performance] radio show

radnod [radio+base] radio station -- station for the production and transmission of radio broadcasts

radsint [radio+science] radio astronomy

radvic [radio+vehicle] radio-controlled vehicle

ran [From Russian /ran/.] injury, damage, harm -- change for the worse

rancah [injury+{abstraction}] moral damage

rancon [injury+{opposite}] healing

rancon [injury+{opposite}] repair, fix -- the act of putting something in order again [v

rancord [injury+string] trip wire -- a wire that activates a trap when tripped over

rangarm [injury+communication-unit] threat

rani [injury+{verb}] damage

ranii [harm+{interj.}] ouch! ow! -- a cry of pain

ranlet [injury+{diminutive}] scar

ranmater [injury+matter] poison -- a substance that causes physical damage upon contat of some form

Ranmaterbadu [injury+matter+body-part] Jacobsen's organ -- the organ in snakes that produces venom

ranmaternoglet [injury+matter+limb+{diminutive}] stinger -- the appendage at the back of an animal that injects venom into enemies

ransuhcazcon [injury+meaning+cause+{opposite}] punishment; penalty

rantatpacari [injury+taut+hold+{verb}] pinch -- to squeeze so hard as to hurt

ranton [injury+{augmentative}] big injury

ranvic [injury+vehicle] ambulance

rast [From Russian /rasti/, "grow".] increase -- a process of becoming larger

rastcah [increase+{abstraction}] addition

rasti [increase+{verb}] Agent A grows patient P in regards to focus F.

rastloc [increase+location] a widening in a narrow area

rasttar [increase+star] meteor, shooting star -- a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

Rasttarferranu [meteor+iron+hurt] Rastafarian, Rasta -- follower of Rastafarianism

raz [From Russian /raz/.] time -- an instance or single occasion of some event, e.g. "do it 3 times"

razcitab [time+book] annals, chronological record -- a chronological account of events in successive years

razhim [time+tool] watch, clock

raznonte [time+negation+{verb-modifier}] never -- with an occurrence rate of zero

reg [From Late Latin 'regulare', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] rule, regulation -- a principle or condition that customarily governs behaviour

regbeza [rule+absence+{noun-modifier}] anomie

regcontpub [rule+control+people-group] the Establishment; "society" -- the group of people who practice and enforce traditional rules and cultural norms

regcontpubcon [rule+control+people-group+{opposite}] counterculture -- any culture or group of people whose mores run against those of the Establishment

regfort [rule+{strong-object}] requirement

reggarm [rule+communication-unit] explicit directions

Regtarncelebu [rule+change+play] Calvinball

rep [From Latin 'repetare', "to seek again", extant in Spanish, English, et al.] repetition -- event that repeats [acts as a frequentative]

repgarm [repetition+communication-unit] cyclic sound

repmortcon [repetition+death+{opposite}] repitition+life(death/opposite)

repsucarmucmov [repetition+sugar+mouth+movement] chewing gum

rept [From Late Latin 'reptile', extant in English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] reptile, reptilian -- any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles and extinct forms

reptbada [reptile+body-part+{noun-modifier}] reptilian -- having a body form, face and/or gestures reminiscent of a snake or other reptile

reptfib [reptile+amphibian] newt, salamander (Salamandridae)

reptsint [reptile+science] herpetology

reptteror [reptile+fear] herpetophobia

resp [From Spanish 'responsabilidad', Italian 'responsabilita' and English 'responsibility', with cognates in Esperanto and Novial.] responsibility, liability, accountability -- the state of being legally obliged and responsible

resplet [responsibility+{diminutive}] general term for a lesser debt of honour in Scandanavian sagas, calling for a forfeit of property or money rather than death of the offender; by extension a small task which one is obliged to perform

respleti [responsibility+{diminutive}+{verb}] to discharage a lesser debt of honor (e.g., "What are you doing this evening?" "Nothing much, just raesping, gotta babysit my little sister."

respsahab [responsibility+companion] spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half -- a person's partner in marriage

respteror [responsibility+fear] hypengyophobia

rest [From Latin 'restare', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Esperanto, et al.] remainder, remnant -- that which is left over

rezon [From Old French 'raison', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, Novial.] reason, explanation, justification, rationale -- a rational motive for a belief or action

ris [From Old Italian 'riso', extant in Russian /ris/, English /ris/, German 'Reis', Dutch 'rijst', Esperanto 'rizo' and Novial 'rise'. The Old Italian form is from Latin 'oryza', extant in Spanish 'arroz'.] rice -- annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food, straw used for paper

risfer [rice+iron] iron filing -- a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file

risgurngid [rice+grains+food] rice cereal, kashi, etc.

rishir [rice+bird] bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

rismuh [rice+rodent] rice rat (Oryzomys)

risp [From Latin 'reciprocus', extant in Spanish and English, with sound influenced by Hindi /apsi/.] reciprocity -- relation of mutual dependence or action or influence

rispbeza [reciprocity+absence+{noun-modifier}] one-sided

rispbezcomun [reciprocity+absence+communication] monologue

rispbezdevcomun [reciprocity+absence+god+communication] prayer -- speaking to "God" of some sort without having "God" speak back

rispcomp [reciprocity+computer] peer system -- a computer as an independent but equal system in relation to other computers, as in peer-to-peer architectures

risppost [reciprocity+mail] certified mail?

risvic [rice+vehicle] rickshaw

rival [From Latin 'rivalis', "a rival, one using the same stream as another," (from 'rivus', "stream", whence English 'rivulet' but not 'river'), with initial /r-v- in Russian /revn/.] competition -- the act of striving with others to attain a goal

rivalbeza [competition+absence+{noun-modifier}] unopposed (as in an election)

rivalcarsdev [competition+cross+god] anti-Christ

rivalvic [competition+vehicle] racecar

roc [From Vulgar Latin *rocca, extant in English & Spanish /rok/.] rock, stone -- lump of hard consolidated mineral matter

rocbac [rock+alphabet] runes -- a system of characters used in Ancient and Medieval Europe with simple strokes that could easily be carved into stone

roccah [rock+{abstraction}] stoner

Roccarsdevsistu [rock+cross+god+system] Romanism, Roman Catholicism -- the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome

roccon [rock+{opposite}] water

rocdentmin [rock+tooth+fish] gar (order Semionotiformes)

rocdoj [rock+precipitation] hail -- precipitation in the form of pellets of ice and hard snow

rocdojmemb [rock+precipitation+item] hailstone -- a hard pellet of snow and ice

rocfonhim [rock+sound+tool] lithophone

rochir [rock+bird] rockfowl (Picathartidae)

roclet [rock+{diminutive}] pebble

roclet [rock+diminutive] pebble -- a small smooth rounded rock

roclic [rock+liquid] lava -- molten rock from the interior of the earth

rocmotlic [rock+fat+liquid] oil; petroleum -- an oil derived from the ground and used as a fuel

Rocmotlicnatinu [rock+fat+liquid+nation] Kuwait

rocmuh [rock+rodent] gundi (Ctenodactylidae)

rocmuh [rock+rodent] dassie rat (Petromuridae)

rocmuh [rock+rodent] gundi (Ctenodactylidae)

rocpens [rock+stylus] stone chisel

rocpinformmin [rock+plane+form+fish] petrale

rocpolv [rock+dust] sand -- fine particles of mineral

rocpolvhir [rock+dust+bird] sandpiper

rocpolvhorhim [rock+dust+hour+tool] hourglass

rocpolvmarcorb [rock+dust+ocean+edge] beach -- a sandy stretch of coastline

rocpolvmuh [rock+dust+rodent] fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus)

rocpolvsomgan [rock+dust+sleep+agent] sandman

rocsint [rock+science] geology

roctend [rock+tendency] laziness

rocton [rock+{augmentative}] boulder

ruch [From Hindi /ruksh/, with initial /r-/ in English, German, Dutch, Italian and Novial word forms.] rough object -- something with a relatively irregular surface [scalar]

ruchcah [{rough-object}+{abstraction}] roughness, coarseness -- the degree of irregularity in a surface [scalar = rough to smooth

ruchcancconrept [{rough-object}+shell+{opposite}+reptile] any reptile of the order Squamata

ruchcancrept [{rough-object}+shell+reptile] matamata

ruchcon [{rough-object}+{opposite}] smooth object -- something with a relatively smooth surface [scalar

ruchhorz [rough object+horizontal] anti-slip flooring -- floor surface designed for extra safety in commercial and industrial work environments

run [From Hindi /arun/, with initial /r-/ in English 'red' & 'rouge', Spanish 'rojo', German 'rot', Dutch 'rood', Italian 'rosso', Esperanto 'rug^a', Novial 'red', et al.] red -- the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

runcarasforl [red+love+flower] rose

Runcartu [red+card] Red Card

runcont [red+control] bandage -- a piece of soft material that protects an injured part of the body

Runfocreptu [red+fire+reptile] Wales ()

runforl [red+flower] rose -- any of several closely related ornamentals of the genus Rosa

Runforlnatinu [red+flower+nation] Wales

Runhandu [red+hand] Northern Ireland ()

runhir [red+bird] cardinal (Cardinalis)

Runjeljeltonu [red+yellow+yellow+{augmentative}] Bolivia (BOL)

runlet [red+{diminutive}] pink

runleta [red+{diminutive}+{noun-modifier}] pink

Runlevu [red+left] United Arab Emirates (ARE)

runlic [red+liquid] blood

Runmaru [red+ocean] The Red Sea

runmin [red+fish] red snapper

Runnerconneru [red+black+{opposite}+black] Yemen (YEM)

Runnerconnilu [red+black+{opposite}+blue] Netherlands (NLD)

Runnerconrunu [red+black+{opposite}+red] Austria (AUT)

runnil [red+blue] purple -- a fairly dark color intermediate between red and blue

Runnilruntonu [red+blue+red+{augmentative}] Armenia (ARM)

runsald [red+vegetable] beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra -- beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

runsihconcond [red+health+{opposite}+condition] inflammation -- a hot redness and swelling of a diseased organ or region

Runsircu [red+circle] Japan (JPN)

Runsolu [red+Sun] Malawi (MWI)

Runtartoplevu [red+star+top+left] Aruba (ABW)

Runtigertonu [red+tiger+{augmentative}] Bermuda (BMU)

Runtonsircu [red+{augmentative}+circle] Niger (NER)