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rel.

rail: the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɛl]
  1. rail: the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad

  2. rule

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Dutch rail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, rayl, *reȝel, *reȝol (found in reȝolsticke (“a ruler”)), partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”), from regere (“to rule, to guide, to govern”).

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