I .
/ reɪ; NAmE /
= ray (4)
II .
/ riː; NAmE / preposition
used at the beginning of a business letter, etc. to introduce the subject that it is about; used on an email that you are sending as a reply :
Re your letter of 1 September ...
Re: travel expenses
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WORD ORIGIN
II . Latin , ablative of res thing.