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reconvene

/ˌɹi.kənˈvin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
re-con-vene
IPA
/ˌɹi.kənˈvin/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resume something that has been convened and then paused.

Transitive verb

verb

To come together again.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹi.kənˈvin/
  • British English: /ɹiː.kənˈviːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

reconvenes (present, singular) reconvening (participle, present) reconvened (participle, past) reconvened (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reconvene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹi.kənˈvin/.
What does reconvene mean?
To resume something that has been convened and then paused.
Where does reconvene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English convene English reconvene From re- + convene.

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