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reo

British  
/ ˈriːəʊ /

noun

  1. a language

"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 reo

Māori

Example Sentences

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Te reo Maori has been recognised as an official language and is used in schools, universities and public offices.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2023

Like Runga, Williams didn’t really speak Maori until a few years ago — he attended a kohanga reo, a total immersion preschool, and took some Maori at high school, but none of it stuck.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2021

The singer drew some criticism after recording five songs from her latest album, “Solar Power,” in the indigenous New Zealand language of te reo Māori.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

El reo es la única esperanza que tienen de lograr detener una siniestra conspiración internacional.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2020

Qui benignus crimina ignoscis, pater,   Facilisque semper confitenti ades reo, Aurem faventem precibus O! praebe meis;   Scelerum catena me laborantem grave Aeterna tandem liberet clementia,   Ut summa laus sit, summa Christo gloria.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel

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