reenactment

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noun

The process of enacting again.

“the reenactment of a former law”

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Meanings

nounreenactment (countable and uncountable, plural reenactments)

plural reenactments · alternative re-enactment

  1. countableuncountableThe process of enacting again.

    the reenactment of a former law

  2. countableuncountableThe repetition of an earlier (usually historic) event, as a performance or social event.

    They're going to the Civil War battle reenactment this weekend.

Origin

From re- + enact + -ment.

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Translations

Czech reenaktment
  • reenaktmentreplication of earlier event
Dutch wedersamenstelling
  • wedersamenstellingreplication of earlier event
Finnish elävöitys
  • elävöitysreplication of earlier event
French reconstitution
  • reconstitutionreplication of earlier event
German Nachstellung, Wiederaufführung
  • Nachstellungreplication of earlier event
  • Wiederaufführungreplication of earlier event
Greek αναπαράσταση
  • αναπαράσταση (anaparástasi)replication of earlier event
Indonesian reka ulang
  • reka ulangreplication of earlier event
Italian rievocazione
  • rievocazionereplication of earlier event
Polish rekonstrukcja
  • rekonstrukcjareplication of earlier event
Portuguese reconstituição
  • reconstituiçãoreplication of earlier event
Russian реконстру́кция, воссозда́ние
  • реконстру́кция (rekonstrúkcija)replication of earlier event
  • воссозда́ние (vossozdánije)replication of earlier event
Spanish reenactuación
  • reenactuaciónreplication of earlier event
Swedish rekonstruktion, återuppförande
  • rekonstruktionreplication of earlier event
  • återuppförandereplication of earlier event
  • iscensättningreplication of earlier event
  • återskapandereplication of earlier event
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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