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rem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rem"

Translingual

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rem

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Remo.

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)

  2. A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective dose, or committed dose, from 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. The SI unit for these kinds of radiation dose is the sievert (Sv).
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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
dative/ablative remi remit

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References

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  • Meyer, G. (1891), “2) ram”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (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 (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 [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

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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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rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

  1. strap, thong
  2. belt
  3. strop

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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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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from remmen.

Noun

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rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

  1. brake
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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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rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar
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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Dutch rem (“brake”).

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rèm (plural rem-rem)

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonyms: abar, brek (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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    rem (plural remes)

    1. (chiefly Early Middle English) A shout or cry; 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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      Inherited from Old English rēam, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

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      rem

      1. (rare) cream, ream
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      rem

      1. alternative form of reme (“ream”)

      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Danish rem. See this and the lemma form below for more.

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      rem f or m (definite singular remma or remmen, indefinite plural remmer, definite plural remmene)

      1. alternative form of reim

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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 Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia sv

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      From Old Norse reim.

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      rem c

      1. a strap
      2. a belt

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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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