res
noun
an object or thing; matter.
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res
1 American
[reez, reys]
/ riz, reɪs /
noun
Chiefly Law.
RES
2
American
abbreviation
Immunology.
res.
3
American
abbreviation
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research.
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reserve.
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residence.
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resident; residents.
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resigned.
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resolution.
res.
1
British
abbreviation
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residence
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resides
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resigned
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resolution
res
2
British
/ reɪs /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of res
First recorded in 1850–55, res is from the Latin word rēs
Example Sentences
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Like Nokia’s Labovitz, he had become fixated on the Chinese company behind the res proxy network connected to Kimwolf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The law deems them res nullius, which literally means a thing belonging to nobody - so responsibility falls to individual landowners.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
Another time, a family friend prepared birria de res, the beef stew we have eaten our entire lives but which has become ubiquitous in Southern California only in the past seven years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Infantis fore te patrem, res mira videtur; Infans interea factus es ipse pater.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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