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User_english Posted 19 years ago
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meaning of rife and clinically

0Could anyone explain the meaning of the word `rife' and `clinically'?. So that I could understand the folowing sentence.02br
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01i00The United States could be rife with internet addicts as clinically as alcoholics, a study suggests. 02i0-
  

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0 "rife with" can mean full of (especially with something undesirable/harmful)02br 02br 00"clinically" can refer to something causing observable and recognizable symptoms 0-

— Annvan

  • 0 "rife with" can mean full of (especially with something undesirable/harmful)02br 02br 00"clinically" can refer to something causing observable and recognizable symptoms 0-
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0 "rife with" can mean full of (especially with something undesirable/harmful)02br
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01cite10Annvan12cite10"rife with" can mean full of (especially with something undesirable/harmful) "clinically" can refer to something causing observable and recognizable symptoms12blockquote
10Thank you very much,02br
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00But I don't understand the meaning of the sentence.02br
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0 Research suggests that the United States may have many internet addicts. These addicts have symptoms as recognizable as the symptoms of alcoholics. 0-
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01cite10Annvan12cite10Research suggests that the United States may have many internet addicts. These addicts have symptoms as recognizable as the symptoms of alcoholics.12blockquote
10Thank you. Now, I understand0-
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