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A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again…

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  1. A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.
  2. A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.
  3. A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, tolean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call outagainst; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again;rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containingthe prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part ofobvious signification.