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noun

reenactment

noun
1
A staged performance recreating a past event, especially a historical one.
"The museum hosts an annual reenactment of the battle."
"Historical reenactment groups dress in period costume for these events."

How to Use Reenactment

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA recreation or reperformance of something that happened before, usually for education or entertainment.

Common pairings
historical reenactment crime reenactment battle reenactment

Word Forms

reenactments plural

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The museum hosts an annual _____ of the battle.

Etymology

From re- ("again") plus enact plus the noun-forming suffix -ment.

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