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re-ally

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[ree-uh-lahy] / ˌri əˈlaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

re-allied, re-allying

  1. to ally again or anew.

Etymology

Origin of re-ally

1425–75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real ( l ) ier; see rally 1

Example Sentences

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"We ought re-ally to be go-ing on, Ka-rel."

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis

"Yes, we must re-ally pay her a vis-it, to-day...."

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis

Do you re-ally think Ber-tha looks green, Van der Wel-cke?

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis

"But am I re-ally not disturb-ing you, Adolph-ine?"

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis

I wuz re-ally glad to git shet o' her.

From Old Jabe's Marital Experiments 1908 by Page, Thomas Nelson

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