"rerelease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rereleases [plural]
Etymology: re- + release Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|release}} re- + release Head templates: {{en-noun}} rerelease (plural rereleases)
  1. A rereleased item.
    Sense id: en-rerelease-en-noun-trJ-RT~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 47 53

Verb

Forms: rereleases [present, singular, third-person], rereleasing [participle, present], rereleased [participle, past], rereleased [past]
Etymology: re- + release Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|release}} re- + release Head templates: {{en-verb}} rerelease (third-person singular simple present rereleases, present participle rereleasing, simple past and past participle rereleased)
  1. To release (a film, video game, etc.) again.
    Sense id: en-rerelease-en-verb-r~WPwvNJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 47 53

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