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reroll.

To roll, or roll out, again.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To roll, or roll out, again.

    transitive
    to reroll steel
  2. To roll (dice) again.

    ambitransitive
    A player who rolls two sixes can reroll the dice for an additional turn.
    You can reroll if you don't like your character's initial stats.
  3. To convert (an unrolled instruction sequence) back into a loop.

    transitive
  4. To try again for a different result.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English reroll From re- + roll.

noun
  1. A situation in the rules of certain dice games where a player is given the option to reroll an undesirable roll of the dice.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English reroll From re- + roll.

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