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REENACTMENT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does reenactment mean? 

REENACTMENT (noun)
  The noun REENACTMENT has 1 sense:

1. performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier timeplay

  Familiarity information: REENACTMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REENACTMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the reenactment of the battle of Princeton

Hypernyms ("reenactment" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Derivation:

reenact (enact or perform again)


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