From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrere1 /riː/ preposition written formal ABOUTused in business letters to introduce the subject re your enquiry of the 19th October► see thesaurus at about
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re• To: John Deacon. From: Maria Soames. Re: computer system.• Re planning meeting on Friday, please bring sales figures.• re your e-mail dated November 27threre2 /reɪ/ noun [singular] the second note in a musical scale → sol-fare-re- /riː/ prefix 1 AGAINagain They’re rebroadcasting the play.2 AGAINagain in a better way She asked me to redo the essay.3 PASTback to a former state After years of separation they were finally reunited.'re're /ə $ ər/XXthe short form of ‘are’RERE /ˌɑːr ˈiː/ noun [uncountable] British English RRSES (Religious Education) a subject taught in schoolsFrom Longman Business Dictionaryrere /riː/ preposition concerning; used in business letters and notes to introduce the subject that you are writing aboutRe: your complaint dated April 8.ReRe /riː/ noun [uncountable] INSURANCEabbreviation for REINSURANCE (=when an insurance company arranges to share a large insurance risk with other companies), often used in the names of reinsurance companiesMunich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurerOrigin re- Old French Latin, “back, again” re1 (1700-1800) Latin “on the matter”, from res “thing, matter” re2 (1400-1500) Medieval Latin 