Re

Re ¹  (r)

n. Mythology

Variant of Ra¹.

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Re ²

The symbol for the element rhenium.

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re ¹  (r)

n. Music

The second tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]

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re ²  (r)

prep.

In reference to; in the case of; concerning.

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[Latin r, ablative of rs, thing; see r- in Indo-European roots.]

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re ¹

prep

with reference to [Latin res thing]

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re ²

Noun

Music same as ray³

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Re Chem rhenium

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RE

1. (in Britain) Religious Education

2. Royal Engineers

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Re

The symbol for rhenium.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Re - 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 atomic number 75, rhenium metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
	2.	Re - 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 Ra antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
	3.	re - the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization ray solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization

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re

preposition concerning, about, regarding, respecting, with regard to, on the subject of, in respect of, with reference to, apropos, anent Scot.

USAGE In contexts such as re your letter, your remarks have been noted or he spoke to me re your complaint, re is common in business or official correspondence. In spoken and in general written English with reference to is preferable in the former case and about or concerning in the latter. Even in business correspondence, the use of re is often restricted to the letter heading.

Translations

re [riː] prep → con referencia a

re [riː] prep → concernant

RE (Brit) n abbr (Scol) = religious education;

(Mil) (= Royal Engineers) → Königliches Pionierkorps

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re [riː] prep (with regard to) → bezüglich +gen

RE n abbr (BRIT ) (MIL) (= Royal Engineers) → G.M. (= Genio Militare);

(BRIT) = religious education

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re [riː] prep → con riferimento a