readhesion

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noun

A second, or subsequent adhesion, especially following deadhesion

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

nounreadhesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA second, or subsequent adhesion, especially following deadhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latinhaereō
  11. Latinadhaereō
  12. Latinadhaesiōnem
  13. Frenchadhésion
  14. Englishadhesion
  15. Englishreadhesion

From re- + adhesion.

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APA

readhesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readhesion

MLA

“readhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readhesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readhesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readhesion.

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