reapplication

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noun

The act of reapplying; a second or subsequent application.

OriginEnglish application ← Middle English applicacioun ← Old French aplicacion →
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Meanings

nounreapplication (countable and uncountable, plural reapplications)

plural reapplications

  1. countableuncountableThe act of reapplying; a second or subsequent application.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinapplicātiō
  7. Old Frenchaplicacion
  8. Middle Englishapplicacioun
  9. Englishapplication
  10. Englishreapplication

From re- + application.

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APA

reapplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapplication

MLA

“reapplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapplication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reapplication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapplication.

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