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rec.

To recommend.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɛk/

  1. To recommend.

    informal · transitive

  2. To record.

    informal · transitive
noun/ɹɛk/

  1. Clipping of recreation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal · uncountable
    At 11 o'clock, school's out, and it's time for rec.

  2. Clipping of recreation ground.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · informal

  3. Clipping of recommendation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · informal
adj/ɹɛk/

  1. Clipping of recreational.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal · not-comparable
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