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tre

Pronunciation: /treː/

“tre” is a Middle English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A tree or a plant resembling one.
  2. Plant life; plants.
  3. Wood or that made from it
  4. A log or stick; an unworked length of wood.
  5. A beam or staff; a worked length of wood.
  6. A wooden object or item.
  7. A crucifix, especially that used to crucify Christ.
  8. A family tree; a family.

Etymology

From Old English trēo, trēow, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, in turn from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Ultimately descended from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

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