reissue

[ree-ish-oo, -is-yoo]

noun

1. something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.

2. an official reprinting of a postage stamp after the original printing has been stopped.

verb (used with object)

reissued, reissuing 

1. to issue again.

verb (used without object)

reissued, reissuing 

1. to come forth or flow out again.

reissue

/ ˌriːˈɪʃjuː /

verb

1. to issue (a recording, book, etc) again

noun

1. something, esp a recording or book, which has been issued again

Other Word Forms

• reissuable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reissue¹

First recorded in 1610–20; re- + issue

Example Sentences

Something I see on this new reissue is that there’s going to be a lot of recordings from that live 1996 tour right after the release of the album.

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Consider three novels that have been newly reissued by Pushkin Vertigo and translated by Bryan Karetnyk.

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Mr. Campbell’s biography of James Baldwin, “Talking at the Gates,” was reissued in a new edition in 2021.

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He wrote introductions and appreciations, edited anthologies and reissues, taught in writing programs, recommended candidates for artist residencies, advised the Guggenheim Foundation on fellowship recipients and informally brokered the advancement of innumerable authors.

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But by October, after the military buildup began, the U.S. quietly reissued a six-month license to negotiate a gas deal with Venezuela.

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Related Words

• disseminate 
• engrave 
• imprint 
• mark 
• publish 
• reprint 
• stamp