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re

Pronunciation: /ɹiː/

The English word “re” has 2 meanings listed here.

preposition

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

noun

  1. A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rē, ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).

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