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reëscalation

reëscalation is the alternative spelling of re-escalation.

Meaning of re-escalation

Noun

re-escalation (countable and uncountable, plural re-escalations)

  1. (uncountable) The process of escalating again.
    • In the opinion of His Majesty’s Government it is most important for political and other reasons that some limit should be fixed now, and it seems to them desirable, while avoiding any excessive increase, to fix a limit at such a level that reescalation is unlikely to be required again in the...1938, United States Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, volume 1, United States Government Printing Office, page 909
  2. (countable) An instance of escalating again.
    • Soviet deception may increase the likelihood of undetected non-compliance, although it also risks a re-escalation of the crisis.1946, Rand Corporation, The Rand Paper Series, self-published, page 5

Forms of reëscalation

pluralreëscalations

Questions about reëscalation

What is reëscalation the alternative spelling of?
Reëscalation is the alternative spelling of re-escalation.

Words near reëscalation in the dictionary

  1. reëntrant
  2. reëntrants
  3. reëntries
  4. reëntry
  5. reënvisagement
  6. reëscalation
  7. reëstablish
  8. reëstablished
  9. reëstablishes
  10. reëstablishing
  11. reëstablishment

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