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recount1 definition

re·count (ri ko̵unt′)

transitive verb

  1. to tell in detail; give an account of; narrate
  2. to tell in order or one by one

Etymology: ME recounten < Anglo-Fr reconter: see re- & count

recount2 definition

re·count (rē′ko̵unt′; for n. rē′ko̵unt′)

transitive verb

to count again

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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