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Webster 1913 Edition
Recount
Re-count′
(rē-kount′)
, Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re-
+ count
.] To count or reckon again.
Re-count′
,Noun.
A counting again, as of votes.
Re-count′
(rē̍-kount′)
, Verb.
T.
[F. ]
raconter
to relate, to recount; pref. re-
again + [GREEK] (L. ad
.) + conter
to relate. See Count
, Verb.
To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate;
as, to
. recount
one’s blessingsDryden.
To all his angels, who, with true applause,
Recount
his praises. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recount
RECOUNT'
,Verb.
T.
To relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars; to rehearse.
Say from these glorious seeds what harvest flows, recount our blessings, and compare our woes.
Definition 2024
recount
recount
English
Noun
recount (plural recounts)
- Retelling, narration, rendering
Translations
retelling
Verb
recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)
- To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.
- The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
- (dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
- to recount one's blessings
Translations
to tell over
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Etymology 2
Noun
recount (plural recounts)
- A counting again, as of votes.
Translations
counting again
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Verb
recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)
- To count or reckon again.
Translations
to count again
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