re

Plural: res

Noun

• 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
• 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
• the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
• Clipping of rematch.
• Clipping of reinsurance, used in the branding of reinsurance company names.
• Clipping of age regressor
• pl. -S the second tone of the diatonic musical scale

Prep

• About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.

Examples

• "gg, no re'"
• "Re A (conjoined twins) [2000] EWCA Civ 254"

Synonyms

atomic number 75, Ra, ray, rhenium, IRT, WRT, about, anent, apropos, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, concerned with, concerning, connected with, dealing with, in reference to, in regard to, in regards to, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, on, re, referring to, regarding, relating to, relative to, respecting, touching, with regard to, with respect to

Related Words

in re, in rem