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rea

/ɹeɪ/

rea is the alternative form of rei.

Meaning of rei

Noun

rei (plural reis)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) A Portuguese real

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Rea

Rea

  1. A female given name.
  2. A surname.
  3. A minor city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A river flowing through the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, which flows into the River Tame; in full, River Rea.
  5. A river in Shropshire and co/Worcestershire, England, which flows into the River Teme; in full, River Rea.
  6. A river in Fiordland, Southland region, New Zealand, which flows into Bradshaw Sound; in full, Rea River.

Noun (1) capitalized: REA

REA (plural REAs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of request for an equitable adjustment; in contracting with government entities in the United States, used to indicate that compensation is sought for unexpected costs arising in the fulfillment of a contract.
  2. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of real estate agent.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: REA

REA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Ridgefield Education Association.
    • “The district and REA met in bargaining sessions on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday this week,” the district said in their statement Thursday.2022 September 9, Paradise Afshar, “Washington state school district goes on strike”, in CNN

Noun (2) capitalized: ReA

ReA (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of reactive arthritis.

Forms of rea

pluralreas
pluralREAs

Phrases with rea

Words that rhyme with rea

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Questions about rea

What does rea mean?
Rea means a female given name.
What is rea the alternative form of?
Rea is the alternative form of rei.
What part of speech is rea?
Rea can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce rea?
Rea is pronounced /ɹeɪ/.

Words near rea in the dictionary

  1. re-write
  2. re-writes
  3. re-writing
  4. re-written
  5. re-wrote
  6. rea
  7. Rea Brook
  8. reaaal
  9. reaal
  10. reaals
  11. reabandon

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rea (page history and authors); Rea (page history and authors); REA (page history and authors); ReA (page history and authors); rei (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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