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Ariel

noun Ar·i·el \ˈa-rē-əl, ˈer-ē-\

Definition of ARIEL

:  a prankish spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest
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First Known Use of ARIEL

circa 1612

Rhymes with ARIEL

aerial, areal, burial, gharial

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