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re-entry

Syllabification: (re-en·try)
Pronunciation: /rēˈentrē/

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Definition of re-entry

noun (plural re-entries)

  • 1the action or process of re-entering something:programs designed to prepare you for re-entry to the profession she feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain
  • the return of a spacecraft or missile into the earth’s atmosphere.
  • 2 Law the action of retaking or repossession.
  • 3a visible duplication of part of the design for a postage stamp due to an inaccurate first impression.
  • a stamp displaying a re-entry.

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