rec
1[ rek ]
/ rɛk /
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noun Informal.
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Origin of rec
1First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening
Other definitions for rec (2 of 4)
rec2
[ rek ]
/ rɛk /
noun Informal.
a recommendation: I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant.
Origin of rec
2By shortening
Other definitions for rec (3 of 4)
rec.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) fresh.
Origin of rec.
1From the Latin word recēns
Other definitions for rec (4 of 4)
rec.2
abbreviation
receipt.
recipe.
record.
recorder.
recording.
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