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reg

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noun
  1. Usually regs. Informal. regulations.
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Origin of reg

by shortening

Reg

[rej]
noun
  1. a male given name, form of Reginald.
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reg.

  1. regent.
  2. regiment.
  3. region.
  4. register.
  5. registered.
  6. registrar.
  7. registry.
  8. regular.
  9. regularly.
  10. regulation.
  11. regulator.
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Reg.

  1. regiment.
  2. queen.
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Origin of Reg.

From the Latin word rēgīna
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Related Words

case, statute, requirement, code, constitution, charter, mandate, decision, act, legislation, decree, precedent, regulation, ruling, charge, measure, order, principle, law, procedure

Examples from the Web for reg

Historical Examples

  • Oh, I was an Indian in my time—a reg'ler measly hop-pickin' Siwash at that.

    The Spenders

    Harry Leon Wilson

  • He wound it every Sunday night, reg'lar as the day come round.

    Meadow Grass

    Alice Brown

  • Take a sip of water, Mike, like a reg'lar one, and cut loose.

  • Dan himself'll vote for Gabe; so'll Gaius and his reg'lar tribe.

    The Depot Master

    Joseph C. Lincoln

  • A reg'lar grandmother's great-grandfather just out of the year one.

    A Son of Hagar

    Sir Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for reg

Reg.

abbreviation for
  1. Regent
  2. Regina
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Word Origin and History for reg

n.

1952 as a shortening of regulation.

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