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rerelease en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- ▲ Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós Latin laxus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laxō Vulgar Latin *laxicāre Vulgar Latin *lassicāre Old French laschier Old French relaschier Old French relaisserbor. Middle English relesen English release English rerelease From re- + release.

Meanings

A rereleased item.
- In the fall of 2016, Mike Judge's 2006 comedy film Idiocracy appeared in select theaters across the United States. Ostensibly a ten-year-anniversary event, the rerelease also happened to coincide with Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and the impending U.S. election. 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 39:
- That film deserves a rerelease; it didn't get much attention when it first came out.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rereleases	Number=Plur		lexicographic

rerelease en · VERB

Etymology

Meanings

To release (a film, video game, etc.) again.
- For example, in 1926 MGM's desire to rerelease their 1921 hit The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse led to discussions between Hays and the German ambassador. 2000, Matthew Bernstein, Controlling Hollywood: Censorship and Regulation in the Studio Era:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
rereleasing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rereleases	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
rereleased	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rereleased	Tense=Past	lexicographic