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rewording

[ree-wurd] Origin

re·word

[ree-wurd]
verb (used with object)
1.
to put into other words: to reword a contract.
2.
to repeat.

Origin:
1590–1600; re- + word

un·re·word·ed, adjective
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Rewording is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

reword
"to express in other words," c.1600, from re- "back, again" + word (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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