Definitions for RIFFrɪf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
riffrɪf(n.)
an ostinato melodic phrase accompanying a soloist in jazz or rock music.
Category: Music and Dance
any variation or improvisation, as on an idea.
Category: Informal
(v.i.)to perform a riff.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of riff:
1930–35; perh. alter. of refrain2
Princeton's WordNet
Riff, Riffian(noun)
a Berber living in northern Morocco
riff(verb)
a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff(verb)
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
riff(verb)
play riffs
Wiktionary
riff(Noun)
A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
riff(Noun)
A clever or witty remark.
riff(Verb)
To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Riff
the name given to the N. coast-lands of Morocco from Tangiers to Algeria; is a mountainous and woody region, with a rugged foreshore, inhabited by lawless Berbers.
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