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re
1[ rey ]
noun
, Music.
- the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.
- (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone D. Compare sol-fa ( def 1 ).
re
2[ ree, rey ]
preposition
, Chiefly Law and Commerce.
- in the case of; with reference to; in re.
're
3[ er ]
- contraction of are: They're leaving.
Re
4[ rey ]
noun
, Egyptian Religion.
- Ra.
Re
5Symbol, Chemistry.
- rhenium.
R/E
6or RE
- real estate.
re-
7- a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion:
regenerate; refurbish; retype; retrace; revert.
Re.
8or re.
abbreviation for
- rupee.
r.e.
9abbreviation for
, Football.
- right end.
R.E.
10abbreviation for
- real estate.
- Reformed Episcopal.
- Right Excellent.
Re
1symbol for
- rupee
re
2/ riː /
preposition
- with reference to
Re
3the chemical symbol for
- rhenium
re
4the internet domain name for
- Reunion Island
're
5contraction of
- are
we're
they're
you're
re-
6prefix
- indicating return to a previous condition, restoration, withdrawal, etc
retrace
rebuild
reunite
renew
- indicating repetition of an action
remarry
recopy
RE
7abbreviation for
- Reformed Episcopal
- Religious Education
- Right Excellent
- Royal Engineers
Re
8/ reɪ /
noun
- another name for Ra 2
re
9/ riː; reɪ /
noun
- music a variant spelling of ray 3
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Usage Note
See contraction.
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Usage
Re , in contexts such as re your letter, your remarks have been noted or he spoke to me re your complaint , is common in business or official correspondence. In general English with reference to is preferable in the former case and about or concerning in the latter. Even in business correspondence, the use of re is often restricted to the letter heading
Verbs beginning with re- indicate repetition or restoration. It is unnecessary to add an adverb such as back or again : This must not occur again (not recur again ); we recounted the votes (not recounted the votes again , which implies that the votes were counted three times, not twice)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of re2
First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin rē “(in the) matter, affair, thing,” ablative of rēs
Origin of re3
Middle English < Latin re-, red-
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Word History and Origins
Origin of re1
C18: from Latin rē , ablative case of rēs thing
Origin of re2
from Latin
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Example Sentences
The 7th went to the support trenches they had recently vacated, but the 41st divisional R.E's.
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The artillery, who had many professional miners in their ranks, made their own dug-outs, with some slight assistance from the R.E.
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We discovered among us a man who said he had been a theatrical scene painter before he joined the R.E.
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