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rampancy Definition


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rampant
adj
    1a. Uncontrolled; unrestrained;
      Thesaurus: excessive, wild, ungovernable, riotous, unrestrained, egregious, flagrant, unbridled, wanton.
    1b. Unchecked in growth or prevalence.
      Example: rampant growth
      Thesaurus: widespread, epidemic, rife, prevalent, unchecked, universal.
    2a. Said of an animal: rearing;
    2b. heraldry.
      Said of an animal:in profile and standing erect on the left hind leg with the other legs raised.
      Example: lion rampant
    3. archit.
      Said of an arch: with abutments on different levels.
Derivative: rampancy
noun
    Derivative: rampantly
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: related to ramp1.



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