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Vinony

restrike

verb

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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. The striking again of a key, for example on a piano.
  2. A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  3. The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.
  4. A new print struck from an old negative.

verb

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

  1. To strike again.

    “She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box.”

  2. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  3. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
  4. To strike a new print from an old negative.