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- [rek]
- /rɛk/
- /rɪ.ˈsiːvd/
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- [rek]
- /rɛk/
Definitions of rec word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of REC CONVERT 3
- noun rec a recommendation: I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant. 1
- noun rec electronic device: record function 1
- noun rec recreation ground: park 1
- abbreviation REC recreational 1
- noun Definition of rec in Technology (language) 1. (Or "REC", "Regular Expression Converter") A string processing language that combined the pattern matching and transformation operations of COMIT with the recursive data structures of Lisp. 2. An early language to convert programs and data from one language to another. 1
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Origin of rec
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rec
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rec popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rec usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rec
noun rec
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
- field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
- fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
- laughs — Plural form of laugh.
Top questions with rec
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