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red-

var. of re- before a vowel or h in some words: redintegrate.

re-

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.
Also, red-.


Origin:
ME < L re-, red-
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re- 
prefix meaning "back to the original place, again," also with a sense of "undoing," c.1200, from O.Fr. and directly from L. re- "again, back." Often merely intensive.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re-
Function: prefix
1 : again : anew <reinvest>
2 : back : backward <reconvey>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

re- pref.

  1. Again; anew: rebreathing.

  2. Backward; back: recurvation.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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