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rewrite.

The act of writing again or anew.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/UK/ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/US
  1. The act of writing again or anew.

    The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.
  2. Something that has been written again.

  3. The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɹiːˈɹaɪt/UK/ɹiˈɹaɪt/US
  1. To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.

    transitive
    The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.
  2. To write again (without changes).

    transitive
  3. To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Where this word comes from

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

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