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recreation

noun [C or U] (MAKE AGAIN)
 
 
/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/

Definition

the act of making something exist or happen again: a recreation of one of the most famous events in historyStarting againStarting and beginning
(Definition of recreation noun (MAKE AGAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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