Remix

//ˈɹiːˌmɪks// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
  2. 2
    A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes
Verb
  1. 1
    To mix again. transitive

    "Overhauling serves to remix the brine and to shift the meat so that all pieces will be exposed to the brine."

  2. 2
    To create a remix. intransitive
  3. 3
    To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music). transitive
  4. 4
    To modify (a work in any medium). transitive

    "It is essential that we maintain focus on originality as an ethical issue. A broader idea of creativity does not mean that 'anything goes' and sometimes attempts to reuse or remix the work of others becomes an ethical, even a legal, problem […]"

Example

More examples

"I like the original better than the remix."

Etymology

re- + mix

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