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rescan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
res-can
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scan again.

noun

A repeated scan; the act or result of scanning again.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English rescan From re- + scan.

Inflected Forms

rescans (present, singular) rescanning (participle, present) rescanned (participle, past) rescanned (past) rescans (plural)

Questions

What does rescan mean?
To scan again.
Where does rescan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan English rescan From re- + scan.

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