rerefer

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verb

To refer again or anew.

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Meanings

verbrerefer (third-person singular simple present rerefers, present participle rereferring, simple past and past participle rereferred)

present singular third person rerefers · participle present rereferring · participle past rereferred · past rereferred

  1. transitiveTo refer again or anew.

    Eventually, the protocol was rereferred to the Foreign Relations Committee.

    1991, Bernard T. Pitsvada, The Senate, treaties, and national security, 1945-1974

Origin

From re- + refer.

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Cite this entry
APA

rerefer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerefer

MLA

“rerefer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerefer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rerefer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerefer.

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