"re-escalation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: re-escalations [plural]
Etymology: re- + escalation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|escalation}} re- + escalation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} re-escalation (countable and uncountable, plural re-escalations)
  1. (uncountable) The process of escalating again. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-re-escalation-en-noun-gHdDYHxy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51
  2. (countable) An instance of escalating again. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-re-escalation-en-noun-pPVL5Wee Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reescalation, reëscalation

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