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rex

1 American  
[reks, reks] / rɛks, rɛks /

noun

Latin.

plural

reges

  1. king.

Rex 2 American  
[reks] / rɛks /

noun

  1. a Belgian fascist party founded in 1935.

Rex 3 American  
[reks] / rɛks /

noun

  1. a male given name.

Rex British  
/ rɛks /

noun

  1. king: part of the official title of a king, now used chiefly in documents, legal proceedings, inscriptions on coins, etc Compare Regina 1

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Other Word Forms

  • Rexist noun

Etymology

Origin of Rex

After Christus Rex, title of a publication put out by its founders

Example Sentences

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Scientists believe it rivalled the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex in size, measuring around 40 feet long with a 20-inch sword-like crest on its head.

From Barron's

He’s heavier than the largest T. Rex ever unearthed, so huge that his magnificent tusks and skull had to be stored separately, in a back room.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 35-year-old sculptor's studio brims with cogs, chains, hubcaps and engine parts as his hulking creations -- a lion with a mane of twisted steel, a giant Tyrannosaurus rex and a towering Optimus Prime -- take shape.

From Barron's

He had shorter arms, like a kangaroo, but not as tiny as a T. rex.

From Literature

“That’s not a gator, it’s a Tyrannosaurus rex!”

From Literature

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