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1archaic a: profligate behavior : debauchery b: unrestrained revelry c: noise, uproar, or disturbance made by revelers2 a: public violence, tumult, or disorder b: a violent public disorder
; specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent3: a random or disorderly profusion <the woods were a riot of color>4: one that is wildly amusing <the new comedy is a riot>
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