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reinstitution

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ institution.

Noun

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reinstitution (countable and uncountable, plural reinstitutions)

  1. The act of reinstituting something.
    • 2009 July 7, Nicholas Kulish, “Germany: New Bravery Medals”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Some soldiers had asked for the reinstitution of the famous Iron Cross, a medal that dates from the Napoleonic era but was given generously by Hitler with a swastika added.
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