r
noun
- Unicode character
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɑː/ / /ɑɹ/ / /ɔːɹ/
adj
Etymology: Abbreviations.
- Abbreviation of restricted.
- Abbreviation of reverse.
- Abbreviation of right (as opposed to left).
character
Etymology: From the Etruscan letter 𐌓 (r, “er”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ρ (R, “rho”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤓 (r, “reš”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁶.
- The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
det
Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.
- Abbreviation of our.
“This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺”
name
Etymology: Abbreviations.
- Abbreviation of Redactor(s) in the context of the documentary hypothesis, referring to a compiler and editor of the Torah.
“One needs to be careful, however, to distinguish between original P and the work of the later priestly Redactor (R), who edited P and other documents in the postexilic period.”
noun
Etymology: Abbreviations.
- Symbol for reverse (“gear setting”).
- Symbol for radius.
- Abbreviation of Republican, especially preceding the constituent location.
“R-Texas”
- Abbreviation of Rex (“King”) or Regina (“Queen”), the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name.
- Abbreviation of Rex (“King”) or Regina (“Queen”), the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name.
“The English case of R v R [1992] AC 599 ruled that rape can be committed by a husband against his wife.”
- Abbreviation of ring.
- Abbreviation of rook.
“1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)”
“The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.”
- Abbreviation of run(s); the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player.
- Abbreviation of Thursday.
“Lecs, T R 9:05; lab, M T W R or F 1:25—4:25, or M or W 7:30—10:30 p.m.”
“8:30 MWF (3 x 1 hour) […] 8:30-10 TR (2 x 1.5 hours)”
- Abbreviation of region, in the sense of the regions of the Philippines.
num
Etymology: From the Etruscan letter 𐌓 (r, “er”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ρ (R, “rho”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤓 (r, “reš”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁶.
- The eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
pron
Etymology: See I.
- Eye dialect spelling of I.
verb
Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.
- Abbreviation of are.
“How r u”
““He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’””