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restart.

The act of starting something again.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/Canada, General-American/ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/Canada, General-American/ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹiːˌstɑːt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. The act of starting something again.

    After the restart of my browser, the problem went away.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

verb/ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/Canada, General-American/ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/Canada, General-American/ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹiːˌstɑːt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. To start again.

    ambitransitive
    All attempts to restart the engine failed.

  2. Synonym of reboot.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

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