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res

1 American  
[reez, reys] / riz, reɪs /

noun

Chiefly Law.

plural

res

  1. an object or thing; matter.

RES 2 American  

abbreviation

Immunology.

  1. reticuloendothelial system.

res. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. research.

  2. reserve.

  3. residence.

  4. resident; residents.

  5. resigned.

  6. resolution.

res. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. residence

  2. resides

  3. resigned

  4. resolution

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res 2 British  
/ reɪs /

noun

  1. a thing, matter, or object

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Etymology

Origin of res

First recorded in 1850–55, res is from the Latin word rēs

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