Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recompress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-com-press
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To compress again.

Transitive verb

noun

An act of recompression.

Example Sentences

"The image may need a recompress if you have edited it."

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

recompresses (present, singular) recompressing (participle, present) recompressed (participle, past) recompressed (past) recompresses (plural)

Questions

What does recompress mean?: To compress again.
Where does recompress come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English compress English recompress From re- + compress.

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