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Added 9 October 2026

recount

/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/ noun

In Latin: traloquor, memoro Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recount at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election.

verb

Narrate or give a detailed account of.
Tell what happened
Count again.
We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made

Origin

From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.

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