Meaning & use
Rez
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An informal short form of "reservation," especially land set aside for a Native American tribe.
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He grew up on the rez before moving to the city for college.
Families from several reservations gathered for the annual rez powwow.
A note on using this word
Widely used within Native American communities to refer to reservation life, "rez" is informal but firmly established in everyday speech.
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2. noun
Informal shortening of "resolution," referring to the sharpness or pixel count of an image or screen.
The old TV had such low rez the text was unreadable.
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