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res

[reez, reys]
–noun, plural res. Chiefly Law.
an object or thing; matter.

Origin:
1850–55; < L rēs

RES

res.

1. research.
2. reserve.
3. residence.
4. resident; residents.
5. resigned.
6. resolution.

re

1[rey]
–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

Re

[rey]
–noun Egyptian Religion.
Ra.

Ra

[rah]
–noun Egyptian Religion.
a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).
Also, Re.
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RES  
abbr.  reticuloendothelial system
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

re 
"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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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

Main Entry: res
Pronunciation: 'rAs, 'rEz
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin
1 : a thing (as a property, interest, or status) as opposed to a person that is the object of rights and esp. that is the subject matter of litigation res of the suit> —compare IN PERSONAM, IN REM, QUASI IN REM
2 : CORPUS res of the trust was the marital home —Stopka v. Commercial Embroidery, Incorporated, 428 North Eastern Reporter, Second Series 1130 (1981)>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: RA
Function: abbreviation
rheumatoid arthritis

Main Entry: Re
Function: symbol
rhenium

Main Entry: RES
Function: abbreviation
reticuloendothelial system
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Ra
The symbol for the element radium.

RE abbr.
right eye

RES abbr.
reticuloendothelial system

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
res
Re-engrossed Amendment Senate
RES
reticuloendothial system
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