rerelease

[ ree-ri-lees ]

verb (used with object)

, re·re·leased, re·re·leas·ing.

1. to release again:

   Some popular films are rereleased every few years.

noun

1. something, as a film, that has been rereleased.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rerelease¹

First recorded in 1945–50; re- + release

Example Sentences

The timing couldn’t be better for Apple Corps to rerelease the Beatles’ American LPs.

From Salon

Apple’s rerelease of the Beatles’ first seven U.S.

From Salon

The critically maligned ‘Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties’ is getting a special edition rerelease, prompting the video game world to reexamine what we can learn from its bad plot and dated technology.

From Los Angeles Times

Its 2003 rerelease hit No. 1 on the singles charts in Britain and Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times

From the arcades to the handhelds, mobile phones to home consoles, absolutely nothing could prepare the video game world for the unrivaled experience that is 1993’s “Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties” — a critically maligned game which, after a quiet rerelease last spring, is now getting a special edition rerelease on the long-defunct ’90s video game system Panasonic 3DO.

From Los Angeles Times