Meaning

2 senses
  1. A king, particularly in ancient Rome.

  2. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

More definitions
  • a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Tom was eaten up by a t-rex.

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  2. Rex was a monster of a dog.

    deRex war ein Ungetüm von einem Hund.

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  3. Rex is drinking lemonade in the cafeteria.

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  4. Ziri shot the monster with a tranquilizer strong enough to put down a t-rex.

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  5. Rex is a German Shepherd.

    Рекс — німецька вівчарка.

    ruРекс - немецкая овчарка.

    deRex ist ein Deutscher Schäferhund.

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Origin

From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.

From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.

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Forms

plural: rexes

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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