re-count

[verb ree-kount; noun ree-kount, ree-kount]

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verb (used with object)

to count again.

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.

Origin of re-count

First recorded in 1755–65; re- + count¹

Can be confusedre-count recount

recount

[ri-kount]

verb (used with object)

to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.

to narrate in order.

to tell one by one; enumerate.

Origin of recount

1425–75; late Middle English recounten < Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- re- + conter to tell, count¹

Can be confusedrecant recountre-count recount

Synonyms for recount

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1. describe. See relate.

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Related Words for recounting

portray, recite, depict, rehash, relate, describe, detail, repeat, convey, recap, tell, narrate, delineate, picture, unload, track, itemize, rehearse, verbalize, state

Examples from the Web for recounting

Contemporary Examples of recounting

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Before he finishes, he will have broken down in tears, recounting and reliving the nightmare that has been his life.
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Historical Examples of recounting

At the time Crane had played an honest part in recounting it to the girl.
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W. A. Fraser
He paraded the streets, recounting his story to all who would listen to him.
The Fortune of the Rougons
Emile Zola
The rest of the evening was spent in recounting their adventures.
The Hound From The North
Ridgwell Cullum
Philip had told her nothing of it in recounting his adventures.
The Heart of Thunder Mountain
Edfrid A. Bingham
He made them eighty-one at first; and then, recounting, made them seventy-nine.
Young Mr. Barter's Repentance
David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for recounting

recount

verb

(tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate

Derived Formsrecountal, noun

Word Origin for recount

C15: from Old French reconter, from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count 1

re-count

verb (riːˈkaʊnt)

to count (votes, etc) again

noun (ˈriːˌkaʊnt)

a second or further count, esp of votes in a closely contested election

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Word Origin and History for recounting

recount

also re-count, "a new count" (especially in an election), 1855, American English, from re- + count (n).

recount

v.2

also re-count, "to enumerate again," 1764, from re- + count (v). Related: Recounted; recounting.

recount

v.1

"to tell," mid-15c., also recompt, from Old North French and Anglo-French reconter (12c., Modern French raconter), from Old French re- (see re-) + conter "to relate, reckon" (see count (v)). Related: Recounted; recounting.