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republication

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ publication.

Noun

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republication (countable and uncountable, plural republications)

  1. The act of publishing again.
    His republication of the old story restarted a furor that had quieted with time.
    • 2019 November 20, Oliver Darcy, “Lawyer for impeachment witness Lt. Col Vindman demands Fox News retract ‘false and defamatory’ segment”, in CNN[1]:
      Pressman said that Ingraham’s segment “sparked a torrent of republications and copycat false charges” and was amplified by Trump on Twitter.
  2. A reprint or republished edition of a book, a will, etc.
    • 2016 January 1, Ben Brumfield, “Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' republished in Germany, on sale in bookstores”, in CNN[2]:
      Germany's justice system has vowed that any republication or distribution of the original book without proper annotation is to remain illegal.