rez
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• noun
North American An informal shortening of reservation or reserve, referring to a tract of land managed by an Indigenous tribe or First Nation in the United States or Canada.
"He grew up on the rez before moving to the city to attend college."
In video games, an act or ability that resurrects or revives a defeated player character.
"The healer saved her cooldown so she could cast a quick rez on the fallen tank."
Canadian An informal shortening of residence, referring to a university or college dormitory housing students on campus.
"Most first-year students live in rez to make friends and adjust to campus life."
• verb
To resurrect or revive a defeated character (in video gaming).
"Wait until the boss looks away before you try to rez our teammate."
To render, materialize, or instantiate a digital object or avatar within a virtual environment.
"It took several seconds for the detailed textures and buildings to rez on screen."
• Rhymes for rez
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed by phonetic clipping of multiple English words, primarily 'reservation' (in North American Indigenous contexts), 'residence' (in Canadian university contexts), and 'resurrect' (in video gaming slang).
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