Reinstitution

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of reinstituting something. countable, uncountable

    "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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copyduplicationimitationimprovementre creationrebirth

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"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."

Etymology

From re- + institution.

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