"Rem" meaning in English

See Rem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Egyptian rmj (“to weep”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Rem (mythology)}}, {{der|en|egy|rmj|t=to weep}} Egyptian rmj (“to weep”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Rem
  1. (Egyptian mythology) An Egyptian fish god who fertilized the land with his tears. Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities Synonyms: Remi
    Sense id: en-Rem-en-name-Rq5EaDOM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Rems [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rem (plural Rems)
  1. (colloquial) A Remington firearm. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-Rem-en-noun-onqjBeJW Disambiguation of Firearms: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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