re
A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scaleA syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
» Tom doesn't deserve to be re-elected.
Том не заслуговує на те, щоб його переобрали. — deniko
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1 senses(uncountable)A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
реre
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Examples
136 sentencesTom doesn't deserve to be re-elected.
Том не заслуговує на те, щоб його переобрали. — deniko
He was re-elected mayor.
Його переобрали на посаду мера. — deniko
ruОн был переизбран мэром. — marafon
deEr wurde als Bürgermeister wiedergewählt. — Yorwba
Tom could very well get re-elected.
Don't you want to get re-elected?
You′re the girl of my dreams.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English re (“second degree or note of Guido of ArezFrom Glover's solmization, from Middle English re (“second degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian re in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin resonāre (“made to resound”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization:ray
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- re elected
- was re elected
- get re elected
- re election
- get re
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.