Reb
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Reb1 /rɛb/
▶noun a traditional Jewish title (preceding the forename or surname) for a man who is not a rabbi.
– origin from Yiddish.
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Reb2 /rɛb/
▶noun US informal a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
– origin abbrev. of rebel.
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