recount

¹re·count

transitive verb \ri-ˈkau̇nt\

Definition of RECOUNT

: to relate in detail : narrate

— re·count·er noun

Origin of RECOUNT

Middle English, from Anglo-French recunter, from re- + cunter to count, relate — more at count

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with RECOUNT

account, amount, blood count, demount, discount, dismount, high-count, point count, remount, seamount, surmount, viscount

²re·count

transitive verb \(ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt\

Definition of RECOUNT

: to count again

Origin of RECOUNT

re- + count

First Known Use: 1764

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

³re·count

noun \ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt, (ˌ)rē-ˈ\

Definition of RECOUNT

: a second or fresh count

Examples of RECOUNT

1. The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.

First Known Use of RECOUNT

1884

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb