noun
Meaning 1
The act of rediscovering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rediscovery
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 D IH0 S K AH1 V R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A second or subsequent discovery of the same thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of discovering again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discovery, find, uncovering
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English discovery English rediscovery From re- + discovery.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: herontdekking — act of rediscovering
- Finnish: uudelleen löytäminen — act of rediscovering
- French: redécouverte — act of rediscovering
- German: Wiederentdeckung — act of rediscovering
- Irish: athaimsiú — act of rediscovering
- Italian: riscoperta — act of rediscovering
- Japanese: 再認識 (saininshiki) — act of rediscovering
- Polish: ponowne odkrycie — act of rediscovering
- Romanian: redescoperire — act of rediscovering
- Spanish: redescubrimiento — act of rediscovering