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[the same pronunciation, as in ‘write’]
“Rite” (noun) is ‘a fixed or prescribed form of behaviour for a ceremony, usually for a religious purpose; the things people do or follow at a “pooja” of Hindus or a “mass” of Christians (RCM)’,
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e.g.
The educated, just like the ignorant uneducated, follow the funeral and initiation rites as per their religious code without question.
There is a special rite for every activity of our life: the funeral rites – to bury or burn the dead people; cleansing rites– to clean a place of evil before building a house; Christening rites – to give a name to a newly born baby; initiationrites – to declare or announce that a child (minor) has become an adult; and so on… and so on…
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“Write” (verb ~~~ write – wrote – written – writing) is ‘to make or form marks, such as characters or symbols, on a surface, such as stone, paper or on mud blocks, with the help of a tool, such as chalk, a pen, pencil or even a stylus, held in hand’,
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e.g.
You write your name on this piece of paper in pen.
He writes sensational books on drug abuse.
She wrote me a letter.
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