retell

[ ree-tel ]
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verb (used with object),re·told [ree-tohld], /riˈtoʊld/, re·tell·ing.
  1. to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way: It’s Sleeping Beauty retold with a different twist.

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retell

/ (riːˈtɛl) /


verb-tells, -telling or -told (tr)
  1. to relate (a story, etc) again or differently

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