"reinvention" meaning in English

See reinvention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reinventions [plural]
Etymology: re- + invention Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|invention}} re- + invention Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reinvention (countable and uncountable, plural reinventions)
  1. A reinventing of something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reinvention-en-noun-ZpwEnm5e
  2. The condition of being reinvented. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reinvention-en-noun-GyO2YCfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 40 60

Inflected forms

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