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Vinony

refind

verb

  1. to find again
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈfaɪnd/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English find English refind From re- + find.

  1. To find something again.

    “Cardan, in his fifth book of Wisdom, gives an instance in a smith of Milan, a fellow-citizen of his, one Galeus de Rubeis, that being commended for refinding of an instrument of Archimedes, for joy ran mad.”

    “I used to get your paper back in the early '80s but then you burned down and I lost touch with you. Just refound your address!”