reissue
/ɹiˈɪʃu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates.
verb
In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.
noun
A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.
Example Sentences
- "Re-issue, re-package, re-package / Re-evaluate the songs / Double pack with a photograph / Extra track and a tacky badge"
- "Many of his numerous recordings have been re-digitized, enhanced and re-issued to a grateful public."
- "Copies of the original comic are valued by collectors, but the reissues are worthless."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin eō Latin exeō Old French issir Old French issuebor. Middle English issue English issue English reissue From re- + issue.