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reenacting

en·act
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [en-akt]
    • /ɛnˈækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [en-akt]
    • /ɛnˈækt/

Definitions of reenacting word

  • verb with object reenacting to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law. 1
  • verb with object reenacting to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet. 1

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Origin of reenacting

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, enact is from the late Middle English word enacten. See en-1, act

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Parts of speech for Reenacting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reenacting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reenacting usage trend in Literature

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