reëxamination

A form of re-examination — A second or subsequent examination.

Meanings

nounreëxamination (countable and uncountable, plural reëxaminations)

plural reëxaminations

  1. countablerareuncountableRare spelling of re-examination.

    Last fall, David Remnick, the editor, suggested convening a group to talk about the magazine’s house style, to see if any rules might bear reëxamination.

    2025 March 10, Andrew Boynton, “The New Yorker House Style Joins the Internet Age”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2025
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APA

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“reëxamination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re%C3%ABxamination. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reëxamination,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re%C3%ABxamination.

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