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re-ally

American

[ree-uh-lahy] / ˌri əˈlaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

re-allied, re-allying

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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Cateau asked, in a slow, whining voice that emphasized every third or fourth word: "Oh, Do-rine ... are you re-ally ... staying to din-ner?"

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

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

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

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

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis

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