R.
adj, name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of rule. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of ruble. abbreviation, alt-of
"The paper-money in circulation is inconvertible, but has a forced currency. The notes represent 100 rubles; 50 rs., 25 rs., 10 rs., 5 rs., 3 rs., and 1 ruble, and are plainly stamped with their value."
- 3 Abbreviation of river. abbreviation, alt-of
- 1 Ruled, reigned, used to show that provided dates are the period of a ruler's authority rather than their birth and death.
"Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180)"
- 1 Abbreviation of rare. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of revision. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Abbreviation of royal. abbreviation, alt-of
"Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc."
- 4 Abbreviation of right. abbreviation, alt-of
"r. com. car. a."
- 1 Abbreviation of Regina (“the queen”). abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of Rex (“the king”). abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Abbreviation of Rabbi. abbreviation, alt-of
"R. Meir ben Simeon of Narbonne sharply criticized both the polytheistic implications of the Kabbalistic doctrine of prayers to varied divine manifestations and specific books containing Kabbalistic ideas."
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More examples"Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180)"
Etymology
Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled”), the third-person singular perfect active indicative of rēgnāre (“to rule, to reign”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.
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