re

re · preposition

imported

Definitions

preposition

  1. 1.

    With reference to; concerning; regarding (used especially in business correspondence).

  2. 2.

    (Music) The second note of a major scale in solmization; the note D in the fixed-do system.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in re — in the matter of (legal term)

Related words

See also: about, concerning, regarding
Synonyms: about, concerning, regarding, with reference to

Etymology

From Latin re, ablative singular of res ("thing, matter, affair"). The musical sense comes from the first syllable of Latin resonare ("resonate") in a medieval hymn used to name musical notes.