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