rerelease

verb

re·​re·​lease (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈlēs 

variants or re-release

rereleased or re-released; rereleasing or re-releasing

transitive verb

: to release (something) again

rereleasing classic films

… the book was re-released in April 2002 with a new epilogue.

—Tony Semerad

Those albums were never rereleased on CD …

—Derek Small

rerelease noun

or re-release

plural rereleases or re-releases

Even before the big re-release in 1997, Star Wars had generated almost $2 billion in movie-ticket and rental sales …

—Zillions

Examples of rerelease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recently, the retailer has rereleased some of our favorite collections, such as the four releases included in its 80-year anniversary Nytillverkad collection. —Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024

The film has subsequently been rereleased, both theatrically and in home versions, a number of times and in different iterations. —Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024

In 1980, Freedom Fighter (recently rereleased), marked the mercurial period and packed a powerful punch that united the two WITCH camps. —Tracy Kawalik, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024

But no one expected Lamy to rerelease Dark Lilac — that is, until last month, when a few European retailers began selling an ink called, wait for it, Dark Lilac. —Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

The collection includes a redesign of the beloved GOGO easy chair from 1972, which is being rereleased as the ÖNNESTAD armchair in red and green. —Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2024

Then, the game was remade for the PSP with Persona 3 Portable, which last year was rereleased on PC and modern consoles. —Andrew Webster, The Verge, 2 Feb. 2024

Fathom Events is rereleasing the film for its 35th anniversary on May 5 and 8. —Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024

Long out of print, it was recently rereleased for a new generation of romance fans. —John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above