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rewriting

[v. ree-rahyt; n. ree-rahyt] Origin

re·write

[v. ree-rahyt; n. ree-rahyt] verb, -wrote, -writ·ten, -writ·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
2.
to write again.
3.
to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.
noun
4.
the news story rewritten.
5.
something written in a different form or manner; revision.

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Rewriting is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1560–70; re- + write

re·writ·er, noun
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rewrite
"to write again," 1567, from re- "back, again" + write (q.v.). Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901.
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