Re- \Re-\ [L. re-, older form (retained before vowels) red-: cf.
F. re-, r['e]-.]
A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline,
to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim,
to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a
knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure.
Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed,
and are for the most part of obvious signification.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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