Reni

[ re-nee ]

/ ˈrɛ ni /

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noun

Gui·do

[gwee-daw], /ˈgwi dɔ/, 1575–1642, Italian painter.

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Other definitions for Reni (2 of 2)

reni-

a combining form meaning “kidney,” used in the formation of compound words: reniform.

Origin of reni-

<Latin rēni-, combining form of rēnēs kidneys

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How to use Reni in a sentence

Cujus ossa in Reni fluminis insula, ubi in Oceanum prorumpit, reservata sunt et de longinquo venientibus pro miraculo ostenduntur.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Jules Reni for whom Julesburg was named, was one of his first victims.
The Awakening of the Desert|Julius C. Birge
We must picture him for ourselves, and this, thanks to Guido Reni, we may easily do.
Joan of Arc|Laura E. Richards
Guido Reni treasured it, but, as treasures do disappear, it vanished.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe

Berdoe says that the volume owned by Guido Reni was a collection of a hundred drawings by Raphael.
Browning's Shorter Poems|Robert Browning

British Dictionary definitions for Reni (1 of 2)

Reni

/ (Italian ˈrɛːni) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Reni (2 of 2)

reni-

combining form

kidney or kidneysreniform

Word Origin for reni-

from Latin rēnēs

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