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noun
The act of reconsidering or something reconsidered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
thinking again about a choice previously made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: second thought, afterthought, rethink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround
noun
a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consideration
History
Etymology tree English reconsider Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English reconsideration From reconsider + -ation.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
