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Definition of R abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

R

abbreviation
 
/ɑː(r)/
 
/ɑːr/
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  1. (British English) Queen; King (from Latin ‘Regina’; ‘Rex’)
    • Elizabeth R.
  2. R.
     (especially on maps) River
    • R. Trent
  3. (also R. especially in North American English)
     (in politics in the US) Republican
  4. (British English) Royal
    • the RAC (= Royal Automobile Club)
  5. (in the US) restricted (= a label for a movie that is not suitable for people under the age of 17 to see without an adult present) compare G (1), NC-17, PG-13Topics Film and theatrec2
  6. roentgen
    7. see also R & B, R & D
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