Definition of Re

1. Noun. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 75, Rhenium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element

2. Noun. Ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods.
Exact synonyms: Ra
Generic synonyms: Egyptian Deity
Category relationships: Antiquity

3. Noun. The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
Exact synonyms: Ray
Generic synonyms: Solfa Syllable

Definition of Re

1. Abbreviation. Regarding ¹

2. Initialism. Royal Engineers, a regiment in the British Army. ¹

3. Initialism. Religious Education ¹

4. Noun. (computing theory) Abbreviation of "recursively enumerable"; the class of decision problems for which a 'yes' answer can be verified by a Turing machine in a finite amount of time. ¹

5. Proper noun. An island off the west coast of France, by La Rochelle ¹

6. Preposition. About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters and documents. ¹

7. Noun. ray, a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale. ¹

8. Noun. Reinsurance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Re

1. the second tone of the diatonic musical scale [n -S]

Medical Definition of Re

1. 1. Symbol for rhenium. 2. Meaning again or backward. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Re

Raymond Chandler
Raymond Lully
Raymond Thornton Chandler
Raymonn
Raynaud's
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud's phenomena
Raynaud's phenomenon
Raynaud's sign
Raynaud's syndrome
Rayne
Razgrad
Razzie
Rb
Re
ReHi
Rea Silvia
Reacher
Read
Read method
Read method of childbirth
Reader's Digest version
Reader's Digest versions
Readers
Reading
Reagan
Reagan administration
Reaganesque

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