Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: mre
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Meal, Ready-to-Eat: an individual field ration used by the US military.

American usage; Slang

noun

Initialism of minimal reproducible example.

name

Initialism of Michigan Rules of Evidence, an evidentiary standard in Michigan state courts.

Example Sentences

"After first trying an M.R.E. at age 8 — his father bought him one from an Army supply store in Lakewood, Fla., where Mr. Thomas still lives — he became obsessed with tracking down rations from various countries and eras. […] Still, M.R.E.s are far from mainstream."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food, Military.

Inflected Forms

MREs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

FRE

Questions

What does mre mean?: Initialism of Meal, Ready-to-Eat: an individual field ration used by the US military.

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