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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

noun a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
noun ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
noun the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

Borrowed from Latin rē, ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).

“I reckon yuh’re right, Muddy. — Skeeter Bill comes to town, W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
And now YOU’RE on the war-path. — Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
So we’re in force, it seems.... — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

rhenium, atomic number 75

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