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noun
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of reconquer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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Synonyms: reconquer
Antonyms: none provided
History
From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête).
From Middle English reconquesten, equivalent to re- + conquest (verb), after either Latin reconquestō or Middle French reconquester.
Across languages
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