de re

British  

/ ˈdeɪ ˈreɪ /

adjective

1. logic philosophy (of a belief, possibility, etc) relating to the individual rather than to an expression, as the necessity of the number of wonders of the world is prime since that number, seven, is necessarily prime Compare de dicto

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Etymology

Origin of de re

literally: about the thing

Example Sentences

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de re

And here quotes from the Practice of the Arabians out of Rhazes de re Medica, &c.

From Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd by Anonymous

Bermannus, sive de re metallica dialogus, the first attempt to reduce to scientific order the knowledge won by practical work, brought Agricola into notice.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

"Eet ban de ro'd vat you saw de re," he explained, pointing his whip to the thoroughfare they were pursuing.

From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day

Multa de facto ac de re gesta; the former by the exertions of Amatius, the latter by his own wise and spirited animadversions through Dolabella.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein

In the fourth book, Lucretius, alluding to the merits of his own work, says, “Deinde, quod obscurâ de re tam lucida pango Carmina, Musæo contingens cuncta lepore.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop