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restrike

American  
[ree-strahyk, ree-strahyk] / riˈstraɪk, ˈriˌstraɪk /

verb (used with or without object)

restruck, restruck, restricken, restriking

  1. to strike again.

noun

  1. a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.

  2. a new print made from an old lithographic stone, metal engraving, woodcut, or the like.

Etymology

Origin of restrike

First recorded in 1885–90; re- + strike

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Students learn to distinguish printed medieval texts from manuscript ones, an original print from a restrike, the real from the fake.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

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