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R en · NUM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • är (General-American)
  • /ɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑɹə/ African-American Vernacular
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /aːɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ɔːɹ/ (Ireland)

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.

Meanings

  1. (number, uppercase) The eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Rs Number=Plur lexicographic
r lowercase lexicographic
R's Number=Plur lexicographic

wikipedia: R

Source: en.wiktionary, “R” (num), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

R en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • är (General-American)
  • /ɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑɹə/ African-American Vernacular
  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /aːɹ/ (Ireland)
  • /ɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ɔːɹ/ (Ireland)

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.

Meanings

  1. (letter, uppercase) The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
r lowercase lexicographic
R's Number=Plur lexicographic
Rs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

R-rated (in abbreviations) · R-CPD (in abbreviations) · vocalic R · R-coloured vowel · R number (in abbreviations) · R-bomb (in abbreviations)

wikipedia: R

Source: en.wiktionary, “R” (character), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

R en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, qualifier:film certification) Abbreviation of restricted.
    alt of restricted
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of reverse.
    alt of reverse
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of right (as opposed to left).
    alt of right

wikipedia: Elizabeth II · wikipedia: R

Source: en.wiktionary, “R” (adj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

R en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, symbol) Symbol for reverse (“gear setting”).
    alt of reverse
  2. (alt-of, symbol) Symbol for radius.
    alt of radius
  3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Republican, especially preceding the constituent location.
    alt of Republican
    • R-Texas
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Rex (“King”) or Regina (“Queen”), the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name.
    alt of Rex
  5. Abbreviation of Rex (“King”) or Regina (“Queen”), the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name. ▸ The Crown, the government of a monarchy.
    • The English case of R v R [1992] AC 599 ruled that rape can be committed by a husband against his wife.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of ring.
    alt of ring
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of rook.
    alt 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 (=) 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23:
    • 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+. 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess:
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of run(s); the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player.
    alt of run(s)
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, especially, in university catalogs) Abbreviation of Thursday.
    alt 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. 1986, Cornell University Courses of Study, page 250:
    • 8:30 MWF (3 x 1 hour) […] 8:30-10 TR (2 x 1.5 hours) 2000 August, M.W. Carter, “A Comprehensive Course Timetabling and Student Scheduling System at the University of Waterloo”, in Edmund Burke, Wilhelm Erben, editors, Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling III, Springer, published 2001, →ISBN, page 66:
    • Office Hours: MTWRF: 9:00–11:00, 1:30–3:00 or stop by my office anytime. 2007, W. Ted Mahavier, “Syllabus for Analysis” (Lamar University course syllabus), appendix II.A of Charles A. Coppin et al., The Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction, Mathematical Association of America (2009), page 201
  10. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of region, in the sense of the regions of the Philippines.
    alt of region
  11. (abbreviation, alt-of, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics) Abbreviation of rotation.
    alt of rotation

Coordinates

N · R · second gear · first gear · D · P · D · D

Deriveds

GVR (monarch initial) · VR (monarch initial) · GVIR (monarch initial) · EVIIR (monarch initial) · CR (monarch initial) · ER (monarch initial) · CRIII (monarch initial) · VRI (monarch initial) · CIIIR (monarch initial) · EIIR (monarch initial) · VIR (monarch initial)

Relateds

R. · R.

wikidata: Q173817 · wikipedia: Elizabeth II · wikipedia: R · wikidata: Q2203464

Source: en.wiktionary, “R” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

R en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) 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. 2006, David Ringo Miano, Shadow on the steps (dissertation), UC San Diego, page 5:
  2. A programming language for statistics and data visualization.

wikipedia: Elizabeth II · wikipedia: R

Source: en.wiktionary, “R” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

R en · PRON · etymology 3

Etymology

See I.

Meanings

  1. (England, alt-of, informal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) Eye dialect spelling of I.
    alt of I

wikipedia: R