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[rey] Pronunciation Key

–noun Music.

1.	the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.

2.	(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone D. Compare sol-fa (def. 1).

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; see gamut

]

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re2

[ree, rey] Pronunciation Key

–preposition Chiefly Law and Commerce.

in the case of; with reference to; in re.

[Origin: 1700–10; < L ré (in the) matter, affair, thing (abl. of rés)

]

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're

[er] Pronunciation Key

contraction of are: They're leaving.

—Usage note See contraction.

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[rey] Pronunciation Key

–noun Egyptian Religion.

Ra.

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Symbol, Chemistry.

rhenium.

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Re.

rupee.

Also, re.

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R.E.

1.	real estate.

2.	Reformed Episcopal.

3.	Right Excellent.

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r.e.

Football.

right end.

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R/E

real estate.

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Ra¹ (rä) Pronunciation Key
n. Mythology
The ancient Egyptian sun god, the supreme deity represented as a man with the head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk and uraeus.

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re¹ (rā) Pronunciation Key
n. Music
The second tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]

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re² (rē) Pronunciation Key
prep. In reference to; in the case of; concerning.

[Latin rē, ablative of rēs, thing; see rē- in Indo-European roots.]

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Re¹ (rā) Pronunciation Key
n. Mythology
Variant of Ra¹.

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Re²
The symbol for the element rhenium.

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abbr. real estate

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rhe·ni·um (rē'nē-əm) Pronunciation Key
n. Symbol Re
A rare, dense, silvery-white metallic element with a very high melting point used for electrical contacts and with tungsten for high-temperature thermocouples. Atomic number 75; atomic weight 186.2; melting point 3,180°C; boiling point 5,627°C; specific gravity 21.02; valence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. See Table at element.

[From Latin Rhēnus, the Rhine.]

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"with reference to," 1707, from L. in re "in the matter of," ablative case of res "matter, thing." Its use in Eng. is execrated by Fowler in three different sections of "Modern English Usage."

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re
noun
1.	a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: rhenium]
2.	ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods [syn: Ra]
3.	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

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The symbol for rhenium.

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rhenium (rē'nē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Re

A very rare, dense, silvery-white metallic element with a very high melting point. It is used to make catalysts and electrical contacts. Atomic number 75; atomic weight 186.2; melting point 3,180°C; boiling point 5,627°C; specific gravity 21.02; valence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. See Periodic Table.

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Re
The symbol for the element rhenium.

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RE abbr.
right eye

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Main Entry: re
Pronunciation: 'rA, 'rE
Function: preposition
Etymology: Latin, ablative of res thing
: with regard to : IN RE

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RE
regular expression

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re
1. The country code for Reunion.
2. /re-/ (From "rehi") Hello again. A greeting originating in, and most often heard on, Internet interactive conversation services.
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(1999-02-08)

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/R-E/ n. Common spoken and written shorthand for regexp.

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Re\ (r[=a]). [It.] (Mus.) A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale.

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re
Reprint of an Amendment

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