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See also:Rem,REM,R.E.M.,rém,rëm,andRém

English

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Etymology 1

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Initialism.

Noun

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rem(pluralrems)

  1. (oftencapitalized)Initialism ofrapid eye movement,asleepstate.

Etymology 2

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AbbreviationofRoentgen equivalent in man.

Noun

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rem(pluralrems)

  1. Adoseofabsorbedradiationequivalentto oneroentgenofX-raysorgamma rays.
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  • Continued use of theremis "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Etymology 3

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Shortening ofremark.

Noun

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rem(pluralrems)

  1. (computing)Aremark;aprogramming languagestatementused fordocumentation(inBASICfor example); also used inDOSbatchfiles.
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Etymology 4

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Shortening ofremaining.

Adjective

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rem(notcomparable)

  1. (knitting)Remaining.
    • 2009,Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller,Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible,page71:
      Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 stsrem.

Etymology 5

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Blendofroot+‎em.

Noun

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rem(pluralrems)

  1. (web design)Aunitrelative to the declaredfontsize of therootelement in anHTMLdocument.
    • 2017,Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl,CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web,Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page126:
      Like the em unit, theremunit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied,remis always calculated using the root element.

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromVulgar Latin*aeramemm,whence alsoItalianrame,fromLatinaeramenn.The variantramreflects the variantVulgar Latin*aeramumm,whence alsoSicilianramu,Venetanramo,while Toskrëmcan reflect either forms.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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remm(definiteremi)

  1. copper
    Synonym:bakër

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Meyer,G.(1891) “2) ram”,inEtymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache[Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner,→DOI,page361
  • Çabej,E.(1986)Studime gjuhësore(in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages74–75
  • Orel, Vladimir E.(1998) “rem”,inAlbanian Etymological Dictionary,Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill,→ISBN,pages367–368

Further reading

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  • rem”,inFGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe[Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian),2006
  • “rem”, inFGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1](in Albanian),1980

Catalan

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinrēmus.

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Noun

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remm(pluralrems)

  1. oar
  2. (uncountable,sports)rowing
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Danish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsereim.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key):,[ˈʁamˀ],[ˈʁɑmˀ]

Noun

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remc(singular definiteremmen,plural indefiniteremme)

  1. strap,thong
  2. belt
  3. strop

Inflection

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Noun

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remc

  1. rem(A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):,/rɛm/
  • Rhymes:,-ɛm
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:rem

Etymology 1

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Fromremmen.

Noun

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remf(pluralremmen,diminutiveremmetjen)

  1. brake
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans:rem
  • Caribbean Hindustani:rem
  • Caribbean Javanese:rèm
  • Indonesian:rem
  • West Frisian:rem

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

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rem

  1. inflection ofremmen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Friulian

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Etymology

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FromLatinrēmus.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPAthen please add some!

Noun

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remm(pluralrems)

  1. oar
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Indonesian

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IndonesianWikipediahas an article on:
Wikipediaid

Etymology

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FromDutchrem(brake).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):,/ˈrɛm/
  • Hyphenation:rèm

Noun

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rèm(first-person possessiveremku,second-person possessiveremmu,third-person possessiveremnya)

  1. brake(device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonym:brek(Standard Malay)
  2. (figurative)hindrance,obstacle
    Synonyms:penghambat,penghalang,pengekang

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Latin

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Noun

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remf

  1. accusativesingularofrēs

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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InheritedfromOld Englishhrēam,fromProto-West Germanic*hraum,fromProto-Germanic*hraumaz.

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Noun

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rem(pluralremes)

  1. (mainly Early ME)Ashoutoryell;a loud, aggressive, noise.
  2. (Early Middle English)Amoan;a call of sadness or sorrow.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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rem

  1. Alternative form ofreme(cream)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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rem

  1. Alternative form ofreme(ream)

Occitan

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Noun

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remm(pluralrems)

  1. (nautical)rowing,sculling

Piedmontese

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Etymology

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FromLatinrēmus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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remm

  1. oar
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Swedish

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SwedishWikipediahas an article on:
Wikipediasv

Etymology

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FromOld Norsereim.

Noun

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remc

  1. astrap
  2. abelt

Declension

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Declension ofrem
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rem rems
definite remmen remmens
plural indefinite remmar remmars
definite remmarna remmarnas

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