reauthentication

noun

authentication again

OriginEnglish authentication ← Medieval Latin authenticō ← Middle English re- →
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Meanings

nounreauthentication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableauthentication again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  7. Englishauthenticate
  8. Englishauthentication
  9. Englishreauthentication

From re- + authentication.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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