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re-surveillance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
re--surveil-lance
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follow-up sub rosa investigation after an unsuccessful or unfruitful covert investigation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- French surveillancebor. English surveillance English re-surveillance From re- + surveillance.

Usage

Questions

What does re-surveillance mean?
A follow-up sub rosa investigation after an unsuccessful or unfruitful covert investigation.
Where does re-surveillance come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- French surveillancebor. English surveillance English re-surveillance From re- + surveillance.

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