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Word History
Noun
Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist
Preposition
Latin, ablative of res thing — more at real
Prefix
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Preposition
1707, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing re
- in re
- re-Christianize
- re-collect
- re-cover
- re-create
- re-eligibility
- re-eligible
- re-emerge
- re-emergence
- re-emission
- re-emit
- re-emphasis
- re-emphasize
- re-employ
- re-employment
- re-encounter
- re-endow
- re-energize
- re-engage
- re-engagement
- re-engrave
- re-enlist
- re-enlistment
- re-enroll
- re-enrollment
- re-envision
- re-equip
- re-equipment
- re-erect
- re-escalate
- re-escalation
- re-establish
- re-establishment
- re-estimate
- re-estimation
- re-evaluate
- re-evaluation
- re-examination
- re-examine
- re-experience
- re-exploration
- re-explore
- re-export
- re-exportation
- re-expose
- re-exposure
- re-express
- re-expression
- re-form
- re-green
- re-lease
- re-oil
- re-oxidation
- re-oxidize
- re-pattern
- re-pave
- re-people
- re-present
- re-press
- re-rack
- re-raise
- re-record
- re-register
- re-registration
- re-regulate
- re-regulation
- re-release
- re-review
- re-rig
- re-see
- re-sensitize
- re-sign
- re-sort
- re-spot
- re-stamp
- re-tread
- re-up
- re-vote
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“Re.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/re. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
re
1 of 2 nounre-
2 of 2 prefixreacquire, reactivate, reactivation, readdress, readjust, readjustment, readmission, readmit, readopt, reaffirm, reanalysis, reanalyze, reanimate, reanimation, reappear, reappearance, reapplication, reapply, reappoint, reappointment, reappraisal, reappraise, reapprove, reargue, rearrest, reassemble, reassembly, reassess, reassessment, reassign, reassignment, reattach, reattachment, reawaken, rebalance, rebaptism, rebaptize, rebid, reboil, reboot, rebroadcast, reburial, rebury, rebuy, recalculate, recalculation, rechannel, recharter, recheck, recolor, recommission, recompile, recomputation, recompute, reconceive, reconcentrate, reconcentration, reconception, recondense, reconnect, reconnection, reconquer, reconquest, reconsecrate, reconsecration, recontact, recontaminate, recontamination, reconvene, recopy, recross, recut, rededicate, rededication, redeliver, redelivery, redeposit, redigestion, rediscover, rediscovery, redispose, redissolve, redistill, redivide, redivision, redraft, redraw, reeligibility, reeligible, reemerge, reemergence, reemission, reemit, reemphasis, reemphasize, reenergize, reenlist, reenlistment, reenroll, reequip, reestablish, reestablishment, reevaluate, reevaluation, reexamination, reexamine, reexplore, reface, refinance, refind, refix, refloat, refold, reformat, refreeze, refurnish, regather, regild, regive, regrade, regrind, rehandle, rehear, reheat, reimpose, reimposition, reincorporate, reincorporation, reinjure, reinsert, reinsertion, reinstall, reintroduce, reintroduction, reinvade, reinvasion, rekindle, relaunch, relearn, relight, reload, remeasure, remeasurement, remelt, remix, remold, rename, renumber, reoccupy, reoccur, reoccurrence, reorient, reorientate, reorientation, repack, repaint, repeople, rephotograph, rephrase, replay, repopulate, reprice, repurchase, reread, rerecord, reroll, resaw, reschedule, rescore, reseal, resealable, reseat, resell, resettle, resew, reshow, resow, restage, restock, restrengthen, restudy, restyle, resubmission, resubmit, resummon, resupply, resurvey, resynthesis, resynthesize, retag, retaste, reteach, retest, retie, retransmission, retransmit, retry, retype, reunification, reunify, rewash, reweave, reweigh, rewire
Prefix
derived from Latin re-, red- "again, back, against"
Medical Definition
Re
symbolMore from Merriam-Webster on re
Nglish: Translation of re for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of re for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about re
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