rerelease

verb

re·​re·​lease (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈlēs How to pronounce rerelease (audio)
variants or re-release
rereleased or re-released; rereleasing or re-releasing

transitive verb

: to release (something) again
rereleasing classic films
… the book was re-released in April 2002 with a new epilogue.Tony Semerad
Those albums were never rereleased on CD …Derek Small
rerelease noun
or re-release
plural rereleases or re-releases
Even before the big re-release in 1997, Star Wars had generated almost $2 billion in movie-ticket and rental sales … Zillions

Examples of rerelease in a Sentence

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And even though tons of makeup products have come and gone since the ’90s, Mac just rereleased the exact lipstick shade Angelina wore. Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025 The two songs are from the two albums Swift has to rerelease. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 In 1997, the films were rereleased and added more advanced audio and visual elements, including CGI. Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024 Anecdotally, this is the awards title with the lowest profile among average moviegoers, but A24 is rereleasing the film next month to try to change that. Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rerelease 

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rerelease was in 1906

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“Rerelease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerelease. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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