Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-encounter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
re-en-counter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second or subsequent encounter

noun

A hostile encounter

verb

To encounter again

verb

To encounter in a hostile manner

Etymology

From re- + encounter. Compare rencounter.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

re-encounters (plural) re-encounters (present, singular) re-encountering (participle, present) re-encountered (participle, past) re-encountered (past)

Questions

What does re-encounter mean?
A second or subsequent encounter
Where does re-encounter come from?
From re- + encounter. Compare rencounter.

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