Re-use
//ˈɹiːˌjuːs// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of reuse. alt-of, alternative
Verb
- 1 Alternative spelling of reuse. alt-of, alternative
"The statue was never traced, nor the culprits tracked down. The original moulds were re-used to cast an identical replica, which was installed in 2013 and is thankfully (at the time of writing) still there."
Example
More examples"To grow the commons of free knowledge and free culture, all users contributing to Tatoeba project are required to grant broad permissions to the general public to re-distribute and re-use their contributions freely, as long as the use is attributed and the same freedom to re-use and re-distribute applies to any derivative works."
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