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reenlistment

reenlistment noun: the condition of being reenlisted.

Noun

reenlistment (countable and uncountable, plural reenlistments)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being reenlisted
    • Despite consistently high evaluations from supervisors, Watkins was denied reenlistment because he said he was gay.1988 February 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Army's Anti-Gay Policy Shot Down By Court”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 1
  2. (countable) A second or subsequent enlistment

Forms of reenlistment

pluralreenlistments
alternative formre-enlistment

Origin of reenlistment

From re- + enlistment.

Questions about reenlistment

What does reenlistment mean?
Reenlistment means the condition of being reenlisted.
What part of speech is reenlistment?
Reenlistment is a noun.
What is the plural of reenlistment?
The plural of reenlistment is reenlistments.

Words near reenlistment in the dictionary

  1. reenlarges
  2. reenlarging
  3. reenlist
  4. reenlisted
  5. reenlisting
  6. reenlistment
  7. reenlistments
  8. reenlists
  9. reenrol
  10. reenroled
  11. reenroling

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