see|Appendix:Variations of "re"
English
Etymology
From OF. re-#French|re- and directly from L. re-#Latin|re-.
Prefix
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- again, anew
- backward
Usage notes
The hyphen is not normally included in words formed using this prefix, except when the absence of a hyphen would make the meaning unclear. Hyphens are used in the following cases:
*Sometimes in new coinages and nonce words.
*:stir and re-stir the mixture
*When the word that the prefix is combined with begins with a capital letter.
*:re-Christianise
*In British usage, when the word that the prefix is combined with begins with e.
*:re-entry (North American: reentry)
*When the word formed is identical in form to another word in which re- does not have any of the senses listed above.
*:The chairs have been re-covered (covered again)
*:The chairs have been recovered (obtained back)
Derived terms
Most verbs or nouns can take this prefix. The words listed here are only a small sample.
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reactivate
reallocate
rearrange
reassign
reborn
recall
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re-cover
re-creation <!--requires the hyphen-->
redo
re-form <!--requires the hyphen-->
regroup
rehouse
rel-mid4
reintegrate
rejig
rekindle
re-list
remake
renew
rel-mid4
reopen
reread
rerun
resell
retake
revisit
rewind
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Translations
trans-top|re-
Dutch: her-
Icelandic: endur-
trans-mid
Japanese: �- (sai-)
Russian: пе�е-, п�и
trans-bottom
References
Prefix
[http://m-w.com/dictionary/re- Definition of re - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]
See also
again
re
repeat
Category:English prefixes
Esperanto
Prefix
re-
- again, back.
Universala Vortaro
Category:Esperanto BRO1
Category:Esperanto prefixes
Latin
Prefix
re-
- again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
#: recreatio = creation again
Category:Latin language
br:re-
de:re-
fr:re-
ko:re-
ku:re-
ja:re-
ru:re-
sv:re-
tr:re-
zh:re-
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