det · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:âr
General-American:/ɛɹ/
Received-Pronunciation:âr
Received-Pronunciation:/ɛə/
rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
homophone: air
homophone: ere
CMU ARPABET:AY1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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det
Meaning 1
Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare
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name
Meaning 2
Initialism of Executive Intelligence Review.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Elizabeth I Regina; a retronymic royal cypher of Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, rare
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Broader terms: ER
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noun
Meaning 4
Initialism of excess information rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of establishment inspection report: a report issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following the inspection of a facility where goods under the authority of the agency are manufactured, held, or sold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 6
Initialism of environmental impact report.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract