ré — meaning in English

English meaning

• defendant noun In a legal case, the person or party being sued or accused.
• Ra noun The ancient Egyptian sun god.
• re prep Concerning or with reference to something, commonly used to introduce the subject of a letter, email, or document.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

ré is used for these senses in English:

• Ra (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.
• defendant (legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
• re (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
• reverse The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.]

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