re

re¹ [ri:] prep written formal

[Date: 1700-1800; : Latin; Origin: 'on the matter', from res 'thing, matter']

used in business letters to introduce the subject

▪ re your enquiry of the 19th October

re ²

re² [reı] n [singular]

[Date: 1400-1500; : Medieval Lati]

the second note in a musical ↑scale

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