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REB

abbr. Basketball
rebound

Reb 1

also reb  (rĕb)
n. Informal
A Confederate soldier.

[Short for Rebel.]

Reb 2

 (rĕb)
n. Judaism
Used as a title of respect for a man. Used with the given name.

[Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbî, my master; see rabbi.]
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reb

(rɛb)
n
1. (Military) (sometimes capital) informal US a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65). Also called: Johnny Reb
2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes capital) informal US a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65). Also called: Johnny Reb
[short for rebel]

Reb

(rɛb)
n
(Judaism) Judaism an honorific title, corresponding to Mr, for those who do not have rabbinic qualifications: usually followed by the person's forename: Reb Dovid.
[Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi, master]
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Reb

or reb

(rɛb)

n.
rebel (def. 3).

Reb

(rɛb)

n. Yiddish.
Mister (used with the given name as a title of respect).
[short for rebi my master]
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Reb

Contraction of Rebel, that is, a Confederate supporter.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Reb - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil WarReb - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Confederate soldier - a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
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"All th' officers say we've got th' rebs in a pretty tight box," said the friend, clearing his throat in a commonplace way.
Why, he'd a-cut a swath through the free an' easy big business gamblers an' pirates of them days; just as he cut a swath through the hearts of the ladies when he went gallopin' past on that big horse of his, sword clatterin', spurs jinglin', his long hair fiyin', straight as an Indian, clean-built an' graceful as a blue-eyed prince out of a fairy book an' a Mexican caballero all rolled into one; just as he cut a swath through the Johnny Rebs in Civil War days, chargin' with his men all the way through an' back again, an' yellin' like a wild Indian for more.
This study received research ethics board (REB) approval prior to study commencement.
where GDP is economic growth and development proxy and REBS, BCI, PRI and L are as defined earlier.
In Section 3, the validity of our newly proposed approach for REB fault diagnosis is testified by different experiments which we carried out.
Once a new pathogen is identified, REBS can be updated within 12 to 24 hours.
The learning objectives of CORE were initially based around the graduate student foci from the foundational program CHRPP to "a) introduce core principles and key points relevant to all research involving humans; b) instruct the research community regarding the role of REBs and the responsibilities of researchers, as well as the corresponding responsibilities of institutions; c) illustrate how to apply the TCPS 2 policy to real research scenarios; and d) provide a means to evaluate knowledge of TCPS 2 principles and their appropriate application (Stockley et al., TCPS 2 Report, 2013, p.
Apart from Faulkner, Australians Benjamin Willson, Tara Brown, David Belmont and Steven Rebs were released.
The smells, the sounds, the cool fall afternoons with SEC foes in town-the whole experience is the best part, and when the Rebs win it's that much better," Markow says.
Initially, it was expected that, after a brief hiatus, the government would renew funding for home insulation under the newly developed Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme (REBS).
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