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substantive Music.

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

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

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Origin of re

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late Middle English word dating back to 1400–fifty; see origin at gamut

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preposition Chiefly Law and Commerce.

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

Origin of re

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1700–x; <Latin rē (in the) matter, affair, thing (ablative of rēs)

Other definitions for re (3 of x)

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contraction of are: They're leaving.

usage annotation for 're

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a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning "over again" or "again and once again" to indicate repetition, or with the meaning "back" or "backward" to betoken withdrawal or backward motion: regenerate; refurbish; retype; retrace; revert.

Origin of re-

Eye English <Latin re-, red-

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abridgement

existent estate.

Reformed Episcopal.

Right Fantabulous.

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Words related to re

depend on, balance on, regarding, respecting, touching, about, anent, concerning of, every bit regards, in regard to, with reference to, against, apropos, every bit for, every bit to, for, in re, bottom, found, ground

How to use re in a sentence

• The odds of getting re-arrested are a lot slimmer if a person has a chore.

• Many hold classes in their living rooms, request students to help re-arrange and and then afterwards put back furniture.

• He won re-election twice as governor of New York, and had the hubris to run for a quaternary term before being defeated in 1994.

• They would have to get court approval to re-home their children.

• Now Wisconsin is considering making it mandatory for parents who adopt overseas to have their children "re-adopted" in the country.

• Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.

• Merely get-go he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.

• They are still comparatively supple, and any misplaced pinnæ may be re-arranged without whatever difficulty.

• A ray of Consciousness is passed over that impression and you re-read it, you re-awaken the record.

• In the next ii days he re-wrote the 20 yard, and on the 5th day he tore it into shreds and thursdayrew it to the winds.

British Dictionary definitions for re (i of 9)

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noun

music a variant spelling of ray 3

British Dictionary definitions for re (two of ix)

Give-and-take Origin for re

C18: from Latin rē, ablative case of rēs thing

usage for re

Re, in contexts such as re your letter, your remarks have been noted or he spoke to me re your complaint, is common in concern or official correspondence. In general English with reference to is preferable in the erstwhile example and nigh or apropos in the latter. Even in business correspondence, the use of re is oftentimes restricted to the letter heading

British Lexicon definitions for re (3 of 9)

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the internet domain name for

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contraction of

are we're; you lot're; they're

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abbreviation for

Reformed Episcopal

Religious Education

Right Fantabulous

Regal Engineers

British Dictionary definitions for re (nine of nine)

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prefix

indicating return to a previous status, restoration, withdrawal, etc rebuild; renew; retrace; reunite

indicating repetition of an action recopy; remarry

Discussion Origin for re-

from Latin

usage for re-

Verbs get-go with re- bespeak repetition or restoration. It is unnecessary to add an adverb such every bit back or once more : This must not occur again (not recur again); we recounted the votes (not recounted the votes over again, which implies that the votes were counted iii times, non twice)

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Medical definitions for re (1 of 3)

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The symbol for the element rhenium

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pref.

Again; anew: rebreathing.

Backward; back: recurvation.

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Scientific definitions for re

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