RE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Re mean? 

• RE (noun)
  The noun RE has 3 senses:

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

2. 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

3. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

  Familiarity information: RE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 75; Re; rhenium

Hypernyms ("Re" is a kind of...):

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.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ra; Re

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Domain category:

antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ray; re

Hypernyms ("re" is a kind of...):

solfa syllable (one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization)

 Context examples 

Because you're such a queer, frightened, shy little thing.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Well, you’re out there, sir, as it happens, for he ate a remarkable big breakfast this morning.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You're not goin' to shake us so sudden as all that?

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He's got a head on him. He can do everything but talk. He knows what you say to him. Look at 'm now. He knows we're talkin' about him.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“Why,” he shrieked, “you’re looking at the wrong side!”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mars will be glad to see his friends—Saturn, Pluto, and Jupiter—all in your third house of communication, and they’re ready to welcome Mars to the team.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“You’re driving our dogs, and you do what you think best with them.”

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

For life be, after all, only a waitin' for somethin' else than what we're doin'; and death be all that we can rightly depend on.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

They’re the cause of more trouble.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“You're a pretty fellow!” said Miss Mowcher, after a brief inspection.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)