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recount

[v. ree-kount; n. ree-kount, ree-kount]

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verb (used with object)

to count again.

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.

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Origin:
1755–65; re- + count¹

Can be confused: re-count, recount.

Example Sentences

Now a contributor who had already reached the donation limit with a candidate could contribute also to the recount account.

All that stands in his path is a recount demanded by a candidate he beat by two votes.

Bush went to court and the court agreed that selective recount is not right.

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Now a contributor who had already reached the donation limit with a candidate could contribute also to the recount account.

All that stands in his path is a recount demanded by a candidate he beat by two votes.

Bush went to court and the court agreed that selective recount is not right.

Six college students recount their first time and how it ultimately shapes their future.

Most laws leave the determination of the recount threshold to the discretion of registrars.

Spano also said that he was holding on to the possibility that errors would be uncovered in a recount.

As the protests continued, the ruling clergy said there would be a partial recount.

Against the counterpoint of a nearby wedding, where women chant and bang hand drums, the survivors recount their stories.

The paper ballot would also be used in a full manual recount.

It has also demanded a full recount of the presidential vote, though official results have not even been announced.

The generic term rumba gave way to the names of dances too numerous and ephemeral to recount.

As five lawyers involved with the case recount it, the rest of the meeting did not go much better.

The diplomacy in this audio-log is significantly missing in the recount of my experiences.

There were certainly too many highlights to try to recount now.

In a tight election, that arrangement could cast a shadow on any postelection troubleshooting or recount.

Industry executives recount tales of her dressing down staff.

It can be used as a paper audit trail in case of a recount.

Unless there is reason to suspect fraud, skip the recount and flip a coin.

The paper would then drop into a secure ballot box for use in a recount.

State officials say a recount will not begin until mid-November and could take weeks.

But a recent study found that asking students to recount a positive college experience made them more likely to make a donation.

Wall panels and archive footage recount what followed.

Five modern-day presidential photographers recount the stories behind their remarkable images.

Later, he'd stop where each of those units fought and recount what they did in the battle.

Each of the leading political coalitions in the election has either alleged widespread fraud or called for a recount.

Her gifts and accomplishments are too numerous to recount here.

The ballot is then retained at the polling place so a mechanical, not digital, recount can be conducted if need.

All the members of the survivors' group laugh as they recount their experiences with the whirlpool.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.

to narrate in order.

to tell one by one; enumerate.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English recounten < Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- re- + conter to tell, count¹

Can be confused: 1. recant, recount; 2. re-count, recount.

Synonyms
1. describe. See relate.

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World English Dictionary

recount (rɪˈkaʊnt)

—vb
	(tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate

[C15: from Old French reconter, from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count¹]

re'countal

—n

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recount

1456, from M.Fr. reconter, from O.Fr. re- "again" + conter "to relate, reckon" (see count (v.)). The noun meaning "a new count" (especially in an election) is from 1884.

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