r.
/ˈɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English
1
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Synonym of ruled or reigned, used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years from births and deaths.
adj
Abbreviation of rare.
adj
Abbreviation of revision.
adj
Abbreviation of royal.
adj
Abbreviation of right.
noun
Abbreviation of rule.
noun
Abbreviation of ruble.
noun
Abbreviation of river.
Example Sentences
- "The Byzantine emperor Manuel I (r. 1143–1180) was part of the Komnenid or Comnenid dynasty."
- "Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc."
- "r. com. car. a."
- "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."
- "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."
- "The quotation is from what seems to be an interfaith discussion between the second-century C.E. Palestinian sage, Rabbi Akiba, and a man identified by his Greek name, Zenon.²⁸ Zenon asks R. Akiba how he explains the fact that individuals seeking the healing power of idols (probably referring to pagan shrines like the aforementioned Aesculapios) are actually healed. R. Akiba answers with a parable, which is quoted in thirteenth-century Jewish polemical literature.²⁹"
Etymology
Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled or reigned”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: r., rexit, rēgnāvit
Inflected Forms
rs. (plural)
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
ruled or reigned
used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years from births and deaths