"rereform" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rereforms [plural]
Etymology: re- + reform Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|reform}} re- + reform Head templates: {{en-noun}} rereform (plural rereforms)
  1. An act of rereforming.
    Sense id: en-rereform-en-noun-CAq0Wdoi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 60 40

Verb

Forms: rereforms [present, singular, third-person], rereforming [participle, present], rereformed [participle, past], rereformed [past]
Etymology: re- + reform Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|reform}} re- + reform Head templates: {{en-verb}} rereform (third-person singular simple present rereforms, present participle rereforming, simple past and past participle rereformed)
  1. To reform again.
    Sense id: en-rereform-en-verb-348Sq0S7

Inflected forms

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