ré

D (musical note, re)

noun REH Rare

Origin: Medieval Latin resonare (from the solfège hymn)

Usage Note

Ré is the second note of the solfège scale (do, ré, mi, fa, sol, la, si), corresponding to D in the English letter notation. French musicians use solfège names in everyday speech, so jouer en ré majeur means 'to play in D major'. The accent distinguishes it from the prefix re- meaning 'again'.

Examples

"La sonate est écrite en ré mineur."

Natural Translation

The sonata is written in D minor.

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