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    Reni
    noun
    Guido 1575–1642, Italian painter.
  • reni-
    reni-
    a combining form meaning “kidney,” used in the formation of compound words.

Reni

1 American  
[re-nee] / ˈrɛ ni /

noun

  1. Guido 1575–1642, Italian painter.


reni- 2 American  
  1. a combining form meaning “kidney,” used in the formation of compound words.

    reniform.


Reni 1 British  
/ ˈrɛːni /

noun

  1. Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). 1575–1642, Italian baroque painter and engraver

"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

reni- 2 British  

combining form

  1. kidney or kidneys

    reniform

"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 reni-

< Latin rēni-, combining form of rēnēs kidneys

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Reni and her teenage daughters were among those relocated to a tightly packed temporary housing warehouse in Pidie Jaya district last month.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Reni Somoye, 32, was about to leave, but she decides to stay after another attendee encourages her to hit the ball one last time.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

Next to an image of the painting "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" by artist Guido Reni, Spears writes:

From Salon Jan. 4, 2024

Ukraine has also been exporting an increasing amount of grain from Reni and Izmail, on the Danube river.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2023

When Reni had jumped the train, it had always seemed to be going slower, had seemed easier.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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