re-entry
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of retaking possession of land, etc.; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a re-entry into public life"
- "Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English entry English re-entry From re- + entry.