reassignment

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noun

The act of reassigning; a second or subsequent assignment.

OriginEnglish assignment ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreassignment (countable and uncountable, plural reassignments)

plural reassignments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of reassigning; a second or subsequent assignment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishassignment
  7. Englishreassignment

From re- + assignment.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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