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

re-count

[v. ree-kount; n. ree-kount, ree-kount]
verb (used with object)
1.
to count again.
noun
2.
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1755–65; re- + count1

re-count, recount.
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re·count

[ri-kount]
verb (used with object)
1.
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
2.
to narrate in order.
3.
to tell one by one; enumerate.

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

1. recant, recount; 2. re-count, recount.


1. describe. See relate.

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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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