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noun
Definition of retelling
: a new version of a story a retelling of a Greek legend
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Recent Examples of retelling from the Web
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The 18th-century German composer Christoph Gluck’s operatic retelling of the story has never been presented by Portland Opera, Mattaliano said.
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In this new retelling of our boy hero, Peter Parker has been folded into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the action of Homecoming picking up right after the events of Captain America: Civil War.
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What follows is Jimmy's retelling of his grandmother's hair-raising ordeal on Skilak Lake.
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By Bill Dow March 23, 2017 A retelling of the famous March 1997 brawl between the Detroit Red Wings and hated rival Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena.
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By Bill Dow March 23, 2017 A retelling of the famous March 1997 brawl between the Detroit Red Wings and hated rival Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena.
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Perhaps Wilson was actually the son of William and Samuel’s father, and the story shifted in its retelling over time.
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By James Mahaffey Characters major and minor in the story of nuclear science come alive in Mahaffey’s lively, accessible retelling of some of the field’s more obscure (and sometimes ignominious) moments.
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By James Mahaffey Characters major and minor in the story of nuclear science come alive in Mahaffey’s lively, accessible retelling of some of the field’s more obscure (and sometimes ignominious) moments.
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First Known Use of retelling
1883
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