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rem

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

English

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Etymology 1

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Initialism.

Noun

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rem (plural rems)

  1. (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

Noun

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rem (plural rems)

  1. A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.
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  • Continued use of the rem is "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 of remark.

Noun

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rem (plural rems)

  1. (computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
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Etymology 4

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Shortening of remaining.

Adjective

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rem (not comparable)

  1. (knitting) Remaining.
    • 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible, page 71:
      Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.

Etymology 5

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Blend of root +‎ em.

Noun

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rem (plural rems)

  1. (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.
    • 2017, Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl, CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web, Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page 126:
      Like the em unit, the rem unit 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, rem is always calculated using the root element.

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etymologically unrelated

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *aeramem m, whence also Italian rame, from Latin aeramen n. The variant ram reflects the variant Vulgar Latin *aeramum m, whence also Sicilian ramu, Venetan ramo, while Tosk rëm can reflect either forms.

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Noun

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rem m (definite remi)

  1. copper
    Synonym: bakër

Declension

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Declension of rem
singular
indefinite definite
nominative rem remi
accusative remin
dat./abl. remi remit

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References

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  • Meyer, G. (1891) “2) ram”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 361
  • Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 74–75
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 367–368

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  • “rem”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
  • “rem”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin rēmus.

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Noun

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rem m (plural rems)

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

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Etymology

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From Old Norse reim.

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IPA(key): [ˈʁamˀ], [ˈʁɑmˀ]

Noun

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rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

  1. strap, thong
  2. belt
  3. strop

Inflection

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Declension of rem
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rem remmen remme remmene
genitive rems remmens remmes remmenes
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Noun

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rem c

  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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From remmen.

Noun

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rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

  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 corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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rem

  1. inflection of remmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin rēmus.

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Noun

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rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar
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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch rem (“brake”).

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

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rèm (first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)

  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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rem f

  1. accusative singular of rēs

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.

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Noun

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rem (plural remes)

  1. (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
  2. (Early Middle English) A moan; 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 of reme (“cream”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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rem

  1. Alternative form of reme (“ream”)

Occitan

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Noun

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rem m (plural rems)

  1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

Piedmontese

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Etymology

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From Latin rēmus.

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rem m

  1. oar
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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse reim.

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rem c

  1. a strap
  2. a belt

Declension

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

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