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re

SayREE/ɹiː/

Noun pluralres (some meanings)

5 meanings of re

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  1. 1
    aboutpreposition
    Used to show what a letter, email, or note is about.

    Like writing 'about' at the top of a note to show its topic.

    Re: your message, I will call you tomorrow.

    She left a note re the meeting time.

    UsageOften written with a colon (re: your order), mainly in business writing.

    Similarabout, regarding, concerning, on, respecting

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  2. 2
    RAY/ɹeɪ/
    music notenoununcountable
    The second note sung in the sol-fa scale, just after 'do'.

    Like the second step you sing when climbing the do-re-mi ladder.

    After do, we sang re and then mi.

    The choir teacher asked us to start on re.

    Similarray

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  3. 3
    play againnounslangabbreviationclipping
    Short for rematch: another game against the same opponent.

    He lost the match and asked for a re.

    That was so close. Can we get a re?

    UsageGamers often type gg, no re: good game, no rematch.

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    noun
    Clipping of reinsurance. It often shows up as 'Re' in company names.
  2. 5
    nouncolloquial
    Short for age regressor: someone who returns to a younger, childlike state of mind, often to cope with stress.

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Origins

Meaning 1

From Latin rē, a form of rēs meaning "thing" or "matter".

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

  • English re comes from Latin rē, a form of rēs meaning ‘thing’ or ‘matter’. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 2

From an old system for naming musical notes. It comes from the first syllable of the Latin word resonāre ("to resound").

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Meaning 3

A short form made from the first two letters of rematch, reinsurance, or regressor (as in age regressor).

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