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reys

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rās
  • /ɹeɪs/
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  • rhymes with -eɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

A journey or a military expedition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English reys (“a journey; military expedition”), from Proto-West Germanic *raisu. Cognate with Danish rejse (“journey, trip, travel”), Dutch reis (“journey, trip, travel”), German Reise (“journey, travel”), Low German Reis (“journey, travel”) North Frisian reyse (“travel, expedition”), Norwegian reise (“trip, journey”), Swedish resa (“trip, journey”). See also reyse.