reg
noun
Usually regs regulations.
reg
1 American
[reg]
/ rɛg /
noun
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regs
plural
Reg
2
American
[rej]
/ rɛdʒ /
noun
reg.
3
American
abbreviation
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regent.
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regiment.
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region.
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register.
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registered.
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registrar.
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registry.
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regular.
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regularly.
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regulation.
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regulator.
Reg.
4
American
abbreviation
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regiment.
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queen.
Reg.
British
abbreviation
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Regent
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Regina
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of reg1
By shortening
Origin of Reg.4
From the Latin word rēgīna
Example Sentences
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What normally triggers a reg flag is when there are more than one.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
I’ll be feasting on the reg with my favorite queers at this Madison Street community priced buffet.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2021
Under the new reg, a less than unanimous decision exonerates the accused.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2018
People who sell Scientology services have always gone by the more pleasant euphemism registrar, often shortened to reg.
From Salon ● May 17, 2012
Revision of the lenses section of the Kodak reference handbook, reg.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
The army crew named him Little Reg, short for regiment - after the parachute group Petherbridge is a member of.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She clarifies, “you know that saying, ‘No man is an island,’ well, Reg thought that was baloney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Canaccord analyst Reg Spencer called the stock moves an overreaction and an opportunity in a Thursday note.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Known as Reg FD, the rule prohibits public companies from selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information to investors, analysts and other market participants who might trade on the information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
How often had she put Reg before herself?
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Including Some methods in general geophysics, prev. reg. 28Nov44, A184667. © 19May50; A44096.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Condensed version first pub. in Two complete detective books, reg. 14Feb47.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
NM: text made up mainly from prev. reg. material. © 12Jan49; A29810.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Prev. reg. as If inflation comes, 1937 & others.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Secretary. sec. leg., secundum legem= According to law. sec. reg., secundum regulam= According to rule. sect.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
“And I really am sorry about your friend Reg. Give him my regards and tell him he’s welcome here any time.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Reg. x. 39-48, and Dicey's Law of the Constitution, p.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell
Should a motto ever be needed for some prospective medal commemorative of the "Old Sixth Reg." none would seem to be more appropriate than a quotation from Virgil,—"Primus tentare viam."
From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 by Various
Reg. of Council, May, 10, 1554, Gaberel, i.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Henry Martyn Baird
The fifteen in the Clementine which we daily use, are as follows:—I. Reg., iv.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 by Various
Diving supplies, stratospheric prices, and rules and regs for who could buy how much gas and when sent Americans into panicky buying habits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Russell said: "There are lots of mixed views on the new regs as a whole, but I do think the car regulations for everyone are definitely a step forward."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Ask my neighbors about the rules and regs, he advised.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
It took 50 or 60 years to build that thicket of laws and rules and regs and processes that make it so difficult to build.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2023
“I was saving the regs file for pre-bedtime viewing. I hear it’s riveting.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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