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- [rey ley]
- /reɪ leɪ/
- /riː leɪ/
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- [rey ley]
- /reɪ leɪ/
Definitions of re-lay word
- verb with object re-lay to lay again. 1
- verb re-lay to lift up (a carpet, floorboards, etc) and then attach them back to their usual permanent position 0
- verb re-lay to replace (the grass of eg a football pitch) with new grass 0
- verb transitive re-lay to lay again or anew 0
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Origin of re-lay
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; re- + lay1
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Parts of speech for Re-lay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
re-lay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.