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| REINSTATE | | v. (-ting) 1 replace in a former position.
- restore (a person etc.) To former privileges. reinstatement n. | |
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| REITERATE | | v. (-ting) say or do again or repeatedly. reiteration n. | |
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| REJOINDER | | n. What is said in reply; retort. [anglo-french: related to *rejoin2] | |
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| RELIGIOUS | | —adj. - devoted to religion; pious, devout.
- of or concerned with religion.
- of or belonging to a monastic order.
- scrupulous, conscientious. —n. (pl. Same) person bound by monastic vows. religiously adv. [latin religiosus: related to *religion] | |
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| RELIQUARY | | n. (pl. -ies) esp. Relig. Receptacle for a relic or relics. [french reliquaire: related to *relic] | |
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| RELUCTANT | | adj. (often foll. By to + infin.) Unwilling or disinclined. reluctance n. Reluctantly adv. [latin luctor struggle] | |
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| REMAINDER | | —n. - residue.
- remaining persons or things.
- number left after division or subtraction.
- copies of a book left unsold when demand has almost ceased. —v. Dispose of (a remainder of books) at a reduced price. [anglo-french: related to *remain] | |
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| REMEASURE | | v. (-ring) measure again. | |
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| REMINISCE | | v. (-cing) indulge in reminiscence. | |
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| REMISSION | | n. - reduction of a prison sentence on account of good behaviour.
- remitting of a debt or penalty etc.
- diminution of force, effect, or degree (esp. Of disease or pain).
- (often foll. By of) forgiveness (of sins etc.). [latin: related to *remit] | |
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