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reg

1 American  
[reg] / rɛg /

noun

  1. Informal. Usually regs regulations.


Reg 2 American  
[rej] / rɛdʒ /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Reginald.


reg. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. regent.

  2. regiment.

  3. region.

  4. register.

  5. registered.

  6. registrar.

  7. registry.

  8. regular.

  9. regularly.

  10. regulation.

  11. regulator.


Reg. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. regiment.

  2. queen.


Reg. British  

abbreviation

  1. Regent

  2. Regina

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

When Omega is introduced, she is so distinctive that the Bad Batch processes her differently from the "reg" clones that are ruled as "normal."

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021

I’ll be feasting on the reg with my favorite queers at this Madison Street community priced buffet.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2021

“Just do the reg and try to get to the Supreme Court as fast as possible.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2019

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

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