re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt 
(ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count
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Examples of recount in a Sentence
Verb (1)
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
Noun
The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.
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Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Visser recounted the entire heist was recorded on security cameras.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
In very close races, mandated recounts or the tallying of provisional ballots could delay the outcome for days.
—Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Visser recounted the entire heist was recorded on security cameras.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
There's still counting, certification, recounts and legal challenges to come.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
In very close races, mandated recounts or the tallying of provisional ballots could delay the outcome for days.
—Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recount. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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recount
1 of 3 verb
re·count
ri-ˈkau̇nt
: to tell about in detail : narrate
recount an adventure
recount
2 of 3 verb
re·count
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: to count again
recount
3 of 3 noun
re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count (as of election votes)
Etymology
Verb
Middle English recounten "to tell about," from early French recunter (same meaning), from re- "again" and cunter "relate, count"
Verb
from English re- (prefix) and count
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