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reissue

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 IH1 SH UW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that has issued, or been issued again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Copies of the original comic are valued by collectors, but the reissues are worthless.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To issue again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reprint, reprinting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: publication

7

verb

Meaning 7

print anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They never reprinted the famous treatise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reprint

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce

8

verb

Meaning 8

issue (a new version of)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: issue, supply

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English issue English reissue From re- + issue.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ново издание (novo izdanie) — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Italian: ristampa — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Italian: riedizione — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Polish: reedycja — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Polish: wznowienie — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Tagalog: mulinlabas — something that has issued, or been issued, again
  • Bulgarian: преиздавам (preizdavam) — to issue again
  • Italian: ristampare — to issue again
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