republication

noun

re·​pub·​li·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌpə-blə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce republication (audio)
1
: the act or action of republishing : the state of being republished
2
: something that has been republished

Examples of republication in a Sentence

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This republication commemorates the treaty’s 75th anniversary, coinciding with the NATO summit in D.C. this week. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 The article was an erroneous republication of a Dow Jones Newswires article from 12 years ago that was accurate at the time but is now outdated. WSJ, 4 Sep. 2023 Editor’s note: This is a republication of selections from Oregon Brews and News, a beer newsletter from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Andre Meunier, who covers the Portland and Oregon beer and brewing scene. oregonlive, 21 July 2023 Officers held the children in custody for about 10 hours at police stations while interrogating their parents about the families’ religious practices and the recent republication of the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in the magazine Charlie Hebdo. New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020 See all Example Sentences for republication 

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of republication was in 1682

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“Republication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republication. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

republication

noun
re·​pub·​li·​ca·​tion ˌrē-ˌpə-blə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce republication (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of republishing
2
: the state of being republished
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