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retia

/ˈɹiːʃi.ə/

retia is the plural of rete.

Meaning of rete

Noun

rete (plural retes or retia)

  1. A network of blood vessels or nerves.
  2. An anatomical part resembling or including a network.
  3. A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features.

Phrases with retia

Questions about retia

What is retia the plural of?
Retia is the plural of rete.
How do you pronounce retia?
Retia is pronounced /ˈɹiːʃi.ə/.

Words near retia in the dictionary

  1. rethundered
  2. rethundering
  3. rethunders
  4. rethunk
  5. Rethymno
  6. retia
  7. retia mirabila
  8. retia mirabilia
  9. retia testes
  10. retial
  11. retiari

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retia (page history and authors); rete (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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