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reb⋅be

[reb-uh]
–noun Yiddish.
1. a teacher in a Jewish school.
2. (often initial capital letter) a title of respect for the leader of a Hasidic group.
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reb·be   (rěb'ə, rěb'ē)   
n.  A Jewish spiritual leader or rabbi, especially of a Hasidic sect.

[Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbî, rabbi; see rabbi.]
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rebbe 
1881, from Yiddish, from Heb. rabbi (see rabbi).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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