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  rec

  noun

  recreation.
• rec.
  rec.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) fresh.

rec

¹ American  

[rek] / rɛk /

noun

Informal.

1. recreation.

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rec ² American  

[rek] / rɛk /

noun

Informal.

1. a recommendation.

   I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant.

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rec. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) fresh.

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rec. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. receipt.

2. recipe.

3. record.

4. recorder.

5. recording.

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rec British  

/ rɛk /

noun

1. informal short for recreation ground

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Etymology

Origin of rec¹

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Origin of rec²

By shortening

Origin of rec.³

From the Latin word recēns

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Example Sentences

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They expanded steadily through the 2010s, and exploded in popularity during the pandemic, when rec and Little League programs temporarily shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Or your local rec center, which can be even cheaper.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

Weyerhaeuser stock, which finished Tuesday at $23.28, was the subject of a bullish rec ent Barron’s profile before the investor day.

From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025

We drove back to the rec center, where the sun began to show.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

When the rest of them finish eating, Liz goes up to her room, Dad heads downstairs to the rec room, turns on the news.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

I rec. the papers you mail me some few days ago and you no I enjoyed them reading about the news down in Dixie.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various

III; rec. legacy for, V;purchases rights of Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Gage and puts book in libraries, resigns presidency of Nat'l.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper

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