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reinvestigation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
rein-ves-ti-ga-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English investigacioun English investigation English reinvestigation From re- + investigation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reinvestigations (plural) re-investigation (alternative)

Phrases

re- -tion

Frequently Paired Words

re- -tion reinvestigate investigation

Questions

What does reinvestigation mean?
An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation
Where does reinvestigation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English investigacioun English investigation English reinvestigation From re- + investigation.

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