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re-creation

American  
[ree-kree-ey-shuhn] / ˌri kriˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of creating anew.

  2. something created anew.

re-creation British  

noun

  1. the state or instance of creating again or anew

    the re-creation of the Russian Empire

  2. a simulation or re-enactment of a scene, place, time, etc

    a re-creation of a vineyard kitchen
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of re-creation

First recorded in 1515–25; re- + creation

Example Sentences

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Amaya Espinal, the winner of season 7 who was nicknamed "Amaya Papaya", expressed her distaste at the AI fruit re-creation of the show she starred in just last year.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This made the laments at Friday’s panel sound like the world’s longest re-creation of the “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” Hot Dog suit meme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

As legal pressure mounts, Sora has become more strict about when it will allow the re-creation of copyrighted characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

The intent is a kind of re-creation, or dramatization, of Cleopatra’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Had a re-creation of the Tomb of Horrors been hidden on one of them, it would have been found and logged long ago.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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