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Antonyms for races

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : reys
Phonetic Transcription : reɪs

Definition of races

Origin :
  • "act of running," c.1300, from Old Norse ras "running, rush (of water)," cognate with Old English ræs "a running, a rush, a leap, jump; a storming, an attack;" or else a survival of the Old English word with spelling influenced by the Old Norse one. The Norse and Old English words are from Proto-Germanic *res- (cf. Middle Dutch rasen "to rave, rage," German rasen, Old English raesettan "to rage" (of fire)), from a variant form of PIE *ers- "be in motion" (see err). Originally a northern word, it became general in English c.1550. Meaning "act of running" is from early 14c. Meaning "contest of speed" first recorded 1510s.
  • noun pursuit; running, speeding
  • noun ethnic group
  • noun stream, river
  • verb run, speed in competition
Example sentences :
  • At least nine out of ten races are honestly run—the best horse wins.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I was at Gravesend, sir—at the races," answered Mortimer, defiantly.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I mention them all to show how curious was the admixture of races in our Valley.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • These have their shirks, their do-nothings, their men of small account, just as do other races.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • They learned of the origin of the races that inhabited Europa and Ganymede.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • About fifty thousand persons used to gather there to watch the races.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • Hundreds of them there were, men of all races and planets, a motley crew.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • These races often prohibit marriage with individuals of another race.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Such is the difference between the Latin and the Saxon races.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • The Anglo-Saxon civilizes the other races or devotes them to extinction.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

Synonyms for races

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