Meanings
nounreenlistment (countable and uncountable, plural reenlistments)
plural reenlistments · alternative re-enlistment
- uncountableThe condition of being reenlisted
Despite consistently high evaluations from supervisors, Watkins was denied reenlistment because he said he was gay.
1988 February 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Army's Anti-Gay Policy Shot Down By Court”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 1 - countableA second or subsequent enlistment
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishenlistment
- Englishreenlistment
From re- + enlistment.
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reenlistment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlistment
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“reenlistment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlistment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reenlistment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reenlistment.
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