rescrutiny

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/ɹiːskɹuːtɪni/

noun

Further scrutiny; a second or repeated examination.

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Meanings

nounrescrutiny (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFurther scrutiny; a second or repeated examination.

    Indeed this epistemological demand for certain knowledge […] also led to a rescrutiny of some hoary old legends.

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 626

Origin

From re- + scrutiny.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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