Meaning of RECOUNT
| Pronunciation: | | ri'kawnt
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- [n] an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
- [v] count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
- [v] narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
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| | Synonyms: | | narrate, recite, spin, tell |
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| | See Also: | | count, count, counting, enumerate, enumeration, inform, number, numerate, numeration, reckoning, relate, rhapsodise, rhapsodize, tally, yarn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re*count"\ (r[=e]*kount"), v. t. [Pref. re- + count.]
To count or reckon again.
\Re*count"\, n.
A counting again, as of votes.
\Re*count"\ (r[-e]*kount"), v. t. [F. raconter to
relate, to recount; pref. re- again + ? (L. ad.) + conter to
relate. See {Count}, v.]
To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or
narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to
recount one's blessings. --Dryden.
To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his
praises. --Milton.
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