re-creation

[ree-kree-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of creating anew.

2. something created anew.

re-creation

noun

1. the state or instance of creating again or anew

   the re-creation of the Russian Empire

2. a simulation or re-enactment of a scene, place, time, etc

   a re-creation of a vineyard kitchen

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-creation¹

First recorded in 1515–25; re- + creation

Example Sentences

The fire came within a few feet of the Villa, famously a re-creation of an ancient Roman country home that was buried beneath the huge volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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There are also so many queens who don’t know how to sew and can still do a whole re-creation of a Met Gala look with hot glue.

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Audiences will likely approach the mechanical re-creation with more scrutiny than an exaggerated character on, say, Pirates of the Caribbean, or even a “Star Wars” figure.

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He said it would enable “the partial re-creation of the once majestic Tulare Lake” and “restore sacred lands of the Yokut people,” while creating thousands of acres of wildlife habitat.

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There’s also a spaceport, a haunted house and a re-creation of London’s Tower Bridge.

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