de re

See also: dere and derë

English

Etymology

From Latin de (“about”) re (“thing”) (ablative of res).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dā rā, IPA(key): /deɪ ɹeɪ/

Adjective

Examples

On the de re reading of “Peter believes someone is out to get him”, ‘someone’ is specific, picking out some particular individual. There is some person Peter has in mind, and Peter believes that person is out to get him.

de re (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, philosophy) Taking the thing of reference in consideration.

Antonyms

  • de se

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