rec

1
[ rek ]
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nounInformal.

Origin of rec

1
First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Words Nearby rec

Other definitions for rec (2 of 4)

rec2
[ rek ]

nounInformal.
  1. a recommendation: I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant.

Origin of rec

2
By shortening

Other definitions for rec. (3 of 4)

rec.1

abbreviation
  1. (in prescriptions) fresh.

Origin of rec.

3
From the Latin word recēns

Other definitions for rec. (4 of 4)

rec.2

abbreviation
  1. receipt.

  2. recipe.

  1. record.

  2. recorder.

  3. recording.

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British Dictionary definitions for rec

rec

/ (rɛk) /


noun
  1. informal short for recreation ground

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