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English noun: recount | |||
| 1. | recount (act) an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | ||
English verb: recount | |||
| 1. | recount (communication) narrate or give a detailed account of | ||
| Samples | Tell what happened. The father told a story to his child. | ||
| Examples | They won't recount the story | ||
| Synonyms | narrate, recite, tell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crack, relate, rhapsodise, rhapsodize, yarn | ||
| 2. | recount (communication) count again | ||
| Samples | We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | count, enumerate, number, numerate | ||
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