r

uppercase R · plural rs · plural r's

1. letterlowercaseThe eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

   Except for their short, clipped accent and a certain funny some thing that they did, or rather did not do, to their r’s, they might have been born and bred on Pine Street.

   1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, page 210

uppercase R · plural rs · plural r's

1. lowercaseThe eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

1. InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of are.

   How r u

   How are you?

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   “He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’”

   2012, Jessica Burkhart, Popular, Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 147

   What r u doing? Jacquie texted Opal. She put her phone on the bed and went to her suitcase to get her swimsuit.

   2018, Tommy Orange, “Jacquie Red Feather”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 100

1. InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of our.

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   This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺

   2013, Jessica Burkhart, Home for Christmas (Canterwood Crest; Super Special), New York, NY: Aladdin M!X, →ISBN, page 44

lowercase r · plural Rs · plural R's

1. letteruppercaseThe eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

lowercase r · plural Rs · plural R's

1. uppercaseThe eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.

1. symbolSymbol for reverse (“gear setting”).
2. symbolgeometrySymbol for radius.
3. USabbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of Republican, especially preceding the constituent location.

   R-Texas

4. abbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of Rex (“King”) or Regina (“Queen”), the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name.
   1. governmentThe Crown, the government of a monarchy.

      The English case of R v R [1992] AC 599 ruled that rape can be committed by a husband against his wife.

5. abbreviationentertainmentAbbreviation of ring.
6. abbreviationboard gamesAbbreviation of rook.

   1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)

   2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23

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   The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.

   2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess

7. abbreviationball gamesAbbreviation of run(s); the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player.
8. abbreviationespeciallyAbbreviation of Thursday.

   8:30 MWF (3 x 1 hour) […] 8:30-10 TR (2 x 1.5 hours)

   2000 August, M.W. Carter, “A Comprehensive Course Timetabling and Student Scheduling System at the University of Waterloo”, in Edmund Burke, Wilhelm Erben, editors, Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling III, Springer, published 2001, →ISBN, page 66

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   Lecs, T R 9:05; lab, M T W R or F 1:25—4:25, or M or W 7:30—10:30 p.m.

   1986, Cornell University Courses of Study, page 250

   Office Hours: MTWRF: 9:00–11:00, 1:30–3:00 or stop by my office anytime.

   2007, W. Ted Mahavier, “Syllabus for Analysis” (Lamar University course syllabus), appendix II.A of Charles A. Coppin et al., The Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction, Mathematical Association of America (2009), page 201

9. PhilippinesabbreviationAbbreviation of region, in the sense of the regions of the Philippines.
10. abbreviationrhythmic gymnasticsAbbreviation of rotation.

1. abbreviationfilm certificationAbbreviation of restricted.
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of reverse.
3. abbreviationAbbreviation of right (as opposed to left).

1. abbreviationlifestyleAbbreviation of Redactor(s) in the context of the documentary hypothesis, referring to a compiler and editor of the Torah.

   One needs to be careful, however, to distinguish between original P and the work of the later priestly Redactor (R), who edited P and other documents in the postexilic period.

   2006, David Ringo Miano, Shadow on the steps (dissertation), UC San Diego, page 5

2. computer languagesA programming language for statistics and data visualization.

1. Englandinformalnonstandardpronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of I.