redux

American  

[ri-duhks] / rɪˈdʌks /

adjective

1. brought back; resurgent.

   the Victorian era redux.

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redux British  

/ ˈriːdʌks /

adjective

1. (usually postpositive) (esp of an artistic work) presented in a new way

   Apocalypse Now Redux

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Etymology

Origin of redux

1650–60; < Latin: returning (as from war or exile), noun derivative (with passive sense) of redūcere to bring back; see reduce

Explanation

Redux describes something that happens all over again. Some people describe the pressure to fit in with the different groups of people at work as "high school redux." Redux, pronounced "re-DUCKS," would be a great name for a vintage clothing store — it means something that's brought back or revived. You will find this unusual adjective after the noun it describes, like when you talk about a friend's style being 1980s redux or a recent novel seeming like Henry James redux. It sounds like reduce, to make smaller, but its meaning is basically the same as re-do.

Example Sentences

The Redux project channels his earliest years of DJing, when he was focused on keeping the dance floor moving.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

A combination of fans of music from that era takes tours offered by Eric Magnuson, who for $300 provides a “VIP Grunge Redux Tour” for up to eight people.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

To start things off in March, Prime members will get access to Devil May Cry 5, Observer, System Redux, PHOGS!, and Flashback.

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2022

I spotted my first Shepard mural on the way to Redux Contemporary Art Center.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

His cottage in the Isle of Wight, with its Doric column to the manes of Churchill, with its shrine to Fortuna Redux, was his idea of the ancient city of Tusculum.

From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin