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reo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inforce English reinforce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English re(inforcement) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English reo From re(inforcement) + -o.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, World-War-I, informal) A reinforcement (additional soldiers).

Forms

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reo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English entry English re(-entry) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English reo From re(-entry) + -o.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, informal) A re-entry (climbing a wave and then returning down its face).

Forms

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

reo en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English re(inforcing) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English reo From re(inforcing) + -o.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, informal, uncountable) Steel used to reinforce concrete.