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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Re- \Re-\ (r[=e]-). [L. re-, older form (retained before vowels) red-: cf. F. re-, r['e]-.] A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Re \Re\ (r[=a]). [It.] (Mus.) A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Re
noun
1: 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 [syn: {rhenium}, {atomic number 75}]
2: ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator [syn: {Ra}]
3: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {ray}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "re": about, anent, apropos of, as, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, concerning, in connection with, in point of, in re, in reference to, in regard to, in relation to, in relation with, in respect to, of, on, pertaining to, pertinent to, referring to, regarding, relating to, relative to, respecting, speaking of, touching, upon, with regard to, with respect to
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
RE /R-E/ n. Common spoken and written shorthand for {regexp}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
RE {regular expression}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
re
1. The {country code} for Reunion. 2. /re-/ (From "rehi") Hello again. A greeting originating in, and most often heard on, {Internet} interactive conversation services. [{Jargon File}] (1999-02-08)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
RE Research and Engineering, "R&E"
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