reissue

verb

re·​is·​sue (ˌ)rē-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce reissue (audio)
 chiefly British  -ˈi-(ˌ)syü
reissued; reissuing; reissues

intransitive verb

: to come forth again

transitive verb

: to issue again
especially : to cause to become available again
reissue noun

Examples of reissue in a Sentence

The publisher has decided to reissue the author's out-of-print books.
Recent Examples on the Web Bloomsbury reissued Philosopher's Stone as part of its 25th anniversary commemorative reprint of the Harry Potter books in 2022. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 May 2024 Last month, the state Bureau of Vital Statistics reissued Sean’s death certificate, upon the request of his mother. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 Over the course of more than a thousand pages, Leon Forrest’s novel Divine Days, reissued after three decades, elicits from the reader every emotion from awe to exasperation. Christopher Byrd, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024 It was reissued by Piaget in 2015 in a limited run of just 28 pieces, but the brand has teased that the timepiece will have another major moment by the end of this year. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024 In 2015, Thursday reissued their 1999 debut LP, Waiting; the year after, the group reunited after a five-year hiatus. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Apr. 2024 To celebrate, Rhino is reissuing the record, out June 21. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024 Last year, Sui also reissued the fairy wings from her spring 1997 collection as part of Jacobs’s Heaven line. Irene Kim, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024 In 2011, Now-Again Records reissued a career-spanning collection of WITCH’s music and crate-diggers and music heads worldwide went wild. Tracy Kawalik, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of reissue was in 1613

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“Reissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reissue. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

reissue

verb
re·​is·​sue -ˈish-ü How to pronounce reissue (audio)
: to issue again
especially : to cause to become available again
reissue a stamp
reissue noun

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