res

¹ American  

[reez, reys] / riz, reɪs /

noun

Chiefly Law.

plural

res

1. an object or thing; matter.

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RES ² American  

abbreviation

Immunology.

1. reticuloendothelial system.

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res. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. research.

2. reserve.

3. residence.

4. resident; residents.

5. resigned.

6. resolution.

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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

Example Sentences

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

Don’t miss some returning favorites, such as the barbacoa tamal de res, in which the beef is pleasantly tender, or the braised pork belly adobo, one of the heartier dishes at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Nevertheless, if you’re exhausted with voiceover exposition, you’re probably also over in medias res openers, i.e. starting with a scene from the middle of the story before flashing back to the beginning.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

Undique ut haec aequo passu res iret; et ille Josepho desponsatus, et ille fuit.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard