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noun re·read·ing \ (ˌ)rē-ˈrē-diŋ \
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of rereading

plural rereadings
: an act of reading something again especially from a different perspective
  • a contemporary rereading of the classics

First Known Use of rereading

1756

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