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Alternative spellings
rigor US

Etymology
From AF. (French: rigueur).

Noun
en-noun

1. a harsh or severe experience.
2. a trembling or shivering response.
3. character of being unyielding or inflexible.
4. an abbreviated form of rigor mortis (possibly slang).
5. shrewd questioning
6. higher level of difficulty

Quotations
2005 - Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 4, paragraph 3
:Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.

Translations
trans-top|a harsh or severe experience
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trans-top|a trembling or shivering response
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trans-top|character of being unyielding or inflexible
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trans-top|an abbreviated form of rigor mortis
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trans-top|shrewd questioning
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trans-top|higher level of difficulty
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ttbc|Croatian: t-|hr|rigor|m
ttbc|French: t+|fr|rigueur|f
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ttbc|Italian: t+|it|rigore|m
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• 2007-12-21 00:53 - Panda10 - /* English */ added trans-top gloss, fixed trans level

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