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restrike

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

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  • rhymes with -aɪk

1

noun

Meaning 1

The striking again of a key, for example on a piano.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.

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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A new print struck from an old negative.

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Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To strike again.

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Usage: transitive

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.

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8

verb

Meaning 8

To strike a new print from an old negative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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History

Etymology

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