"WR" meaning in English

See WR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WR
  1. (rugby union) Initialism of World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: World Rugby (extra: the international governing body for rugby union) Categories (topical): Rugby union
    Sense id: en-WR-en-name-Du~kPaw5 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 18 7 27 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 4 22 26 12
  2. (British) Initialism of William Rex. The royal cypher for William IV, king of Great Britain Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: William Rex (extra: The royal cypher for William IV, king of Great Britain)
    Sense id: en-WR-en-name-bSAr1ZnL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 18 7 27 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 4 22 26 12

Noun

Forms: WRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WR (plural WRs)
  1. (sports, speedrunning) Initialism of world record. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: world record Categories (topical): Speedrunning, Sports
    Sense id: en-WR-en-noun-mVB6jHXh Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of wide receiver. Tags: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: wide receiver Categories (topical): Canadian football, Football (American)
    Sense id: en-WR-en-noun-39eIZe7G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 18 7 27 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 4 22 26 12 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (astronomy) Initialism of Wolf-Rayet star. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Wolf-Rayet star Categories (topical): Stars
    Sense id: en-WR-en-noun-jkeq7~wU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 18 7 27 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 4 22 26 12 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. Initialism of Wassermann reaction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Wassermann reaction
    Sense id: en-WR-en-noun-2uUDdxzc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 6 27 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 4 22 26 12

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for WR meaning in English (3.6kB)

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