rediscovery

British

/ ˌriːdɪˈskʌvərɪ /

noun

the act, process, or an instance of discovering (something) again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Though cassette culture is enjoying its own period of rediscovery — albeit on a far smaller scale — he hasn’t seen a market emerge for newly engineered tape decks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

"Through moments of doubt, laughter, and rediscovery, they create new music that reflects who they are now - culminating in what will become a landmark album of its time," Netflix added.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

At the time, China "was relatively weak and Japan quite strong" economically, and the two countries were "in a moment of rediscovery", he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Scientists have confirmed the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a rare seasonal killifish species in Bolivia that had been considered possibly extinct.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

I spent nearly a week in Mqhekezweni after the funeral and it was a time of retrospection and rediscovery.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023