"reinventing the wheel" meaning in All languages combined

See reinventing the wheel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} reinventing the wheel (uncountable)
  1. The action of taking the effort to devise a solution to a problem, unaware of the fact that someone else has already devised the same solution to the same problem. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-reinventing_the_wheel-en-noun-HujKk6Du Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} reinventing the wheel
  1. present participle and gerund of reinvent the wheel. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: reinvent the wheel
    Sense id: en-reinventing_the_wheel-en-verb-H9NOFroH
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