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re-ally

American  
[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; rally 1

Example Sentences

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I RE-ALLY want to know about Closure.

From Literature

It was re-ally ve-ry tactless ... of the two old aunts....

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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Well, re-ally, Con-stance is ...

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