rec

See also: rec., rěc, reč, řeč, and rěč

English

Noun

rec (plural recs)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of recreation.
    At 11:00, school’s out, and it’s time for rec
  2. (informal) A recommendation or suggestion.
  3. (informal) A recreation ground.

Verb

rec (third-person singular simple present recs, present participle rec'ing, simple past and past participle reced or rec'ed)

  1. (informal) To recommend something, such as a book, movie, product, etc.
  2. (informal) To record something, such as a TV show, an event, a radio program, etc.

Adjective

rec (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of recreational.

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • rīec

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raukiz, whence also Old Frisian rēk, Old Saxon rōk, Old Dutch rouc, Old High German rouh, Old Norse reykr. Possibly a loan from the Old Norse instead.

Noun

rēc m

  1. smoke

Descendants

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