First Known Use: 14th century
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1re
noun \ˈrā\
music : the second note of a musical scale
Full Definition of RE
: the second tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
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Origin of RE
Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist
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Rhymes with RE
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
2re
preposition \ˈrā, ˈrē\
: on the subject of : regarding or concerning
Full Definition of RE
: with regard to : in re
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Origin of RE
Latin, abl. of res thing — more at real
First Known Use: 1707
Rhymes with RE
b, be, bee, c, cay, cee, Cree, d, dee, Dee, dree, e, fee, flea, flee, free, g, gee, ghee, glee, gree, he, key, Key, knee, lea, lee, me, mi, p, pea, pee, plea, pree, quay, Rhee, scree, sea, see, she, si, ski, spree, sri, t, tea, tee, the, thee, three, ti, tree, twee, Twi, v, vee, we, wee, whee, ye, z, zee
Re
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Definition of RE
rhenium
RE- Defined for Kids
re
noun \ˈrā\
Definition of RE for Kids
: the second note of the musical scale
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