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relearn

verb

  1. to learn again
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Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈləːn/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizanąder. Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn Old English leornian Middle English lernen English learn English relearn From re- + learn.

  1. To learn (something) again.

    I had to relearn how to swim properly.

    Prison – as was to be relearnt by the French repeatedly in the course of the Algerian war […] – is a marvellous recruiting and training centre.