redifferentiation

noun

A second or subsequent differentiation after a dedifferentiation

OriginEnglish differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

nounredifferentiation (countable and uncountable, plural redifferentiations)

plural redifferentiations

  1. countableuncountableA second or subsequent differentiation after a dedifferentiation

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  13. Proto-Italic*ferō
  14. Latinferō
  15. Latindifferō
  16. Latindifferēns
  17. Latindifferentia
  18. New Latindifferentiō
  19. New Latindifferentiātus
  20. Englishdifferentiate
  21. Englishdifferentiation
  22. Englishredifferentiation

From re- + differentiation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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