R, r

[ahr]

noun, plural R's or Rs, r's or rs.

the 18th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter R or r, as in ran, carrot, or rhyme.
something having the shape of R.

a written or printed representation of the letter R or r.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter R or r.
three R's.

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Rs.

reis.
rupees.

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r.s.

right side.

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R.S.

Recording Secretary.
Reformed Spelling.
Revised Statutes.
Royal Society.

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Examples from the Web for rs

Contemporary Examples

The Freak Power ticket was almost enough to split the vote and edge out both Rs and Ds.
Hunter S. Thompson Was Right About America: It’s Still Freaks vs. Fear
James Poulos
February 8, 2014
RS: I have a character in this most recent book say that people want their suffering to mean something.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation
David Samuels
November 15, 2013
RS: They sit in a faculty room, or in a cottage on Cape Cod.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation
David Samuels
November 15, 2013
RS: It certainly can be said, it could have been said of David Foster Wallace, certainly I think.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation
David Samuels
November 15, 2013
RS: The positive thing, the element of service in writing—and I really do believe in writing as service—is insight.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation
David Samuels
November 15, 2013

Historical Examples

Malik-Usman, furious at the conduct of his countrymen, exacted a fine of Rs.
Les Parsis
D. Menant
But when the parents of the bride are poor they receive a bride-price of Rs.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
R. V. Russell
The three Rs are but the beginning of an adequate elementary curriculum.
The New Education
Scott Nearing
Dicky saw this, and remitted at once; always remembering that Rs.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
Rudyard Kipling
These papers deal with all sorts of things—from the payment of Rs.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for rs

rs

the internet domain name for

Serbia

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Rs

symbol for

rupees

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RS

abbreviation for (in Britain)

Royal Society

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rs in Science

r

Abbreviation of radius

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R

The symbol for resistance.

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