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recounting
[
v.
ree-
kount
;
n.
ree
-kount
,
ree-
kount
]
Origin
re-count
/
v.
riˈkaʊnt
;
n.
ˈriˌkaʊnt
,
riˈkaʊnt
/
Show Spelled
[
v.
ree-
kount
;
n.
ree
-kount
,
ree-
kount
]
Show IPA
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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Recounting
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flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
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.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Origin:
1755–65;
re-
+
count
1
Can be confused:
re-count,
recount
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
re·count
/
rɪˈkaʊnt
/
Show Spelled
[
ri-
kount
]
Show IPA
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,
count
1
Can be confused:
1.
recant
,
recount
;
2.
re-count
,
recount
.
Synonyms
1.
describe.
See
relate.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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