reenactment

ˌriːɪˈnæktmənt

Definition

Definition of reenactment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historyrecreation of a historical event for education or fun

They participated in a Civil War reenactment.

recreation

restaging

performancethe act of performing a past event again

The reenactment of the battle drew a large crowd.

recreation

replay

reproduction

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Expressions with reenactment

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historical reenactment

activity where people act out events from the past in detail

We joined a historical reenactment of a famous medieval battle.

Origin of reenactment

Latin, re- (again) + enact (act out)

Terms with reenactment included in their meaning

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living museum

reenactment

museum where actors recreate historical events or lifestyles

act out

reenactment

reproduce an event or idea in actions

periwigged

adj.

historical reenactment

dressed with a stylized wig from the 18th century

Examples of reenactment in a sentence

They watched a reenactment of the famous battle.
The historical society hosted a reenactment of the signing of the treaty.
A reenactment of the famous trial was performed in the old courthouse.

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French:reconstitution, ...
German:Nachstellung, Wiederaufführung, ...
Italian:rievocazione, ricostruzione, ...
Spanish:recreación, escenificación, ...
Portuguese:recriação histórica, recriação, ...
Chinese:重演, 重现, ...
Japanese:再現, 再現劇, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَة تَمْثِيل, إِعَادَة إِحْيَاء, ...
Hebrew:שִׁחְזוּר, ...
Russian:воссоздание, воспроизведение, ...
Ukrainian:реконструкція, інсценізація, ...
Hindi:पुनःअभिनय, पुनर्प्रस्तुति, ...
Bengali:ঐতিহাসিক পুনরাভিনয়, পুনর্মঞ্চায়ন, ...
Catalan:recreació històrica, recreació, ...
Czech:historická rekonstrukce, rekonstrukce, ...
Danish:historisk rekonstruktion, genopførelse, ...
Dutch:re-enactment, reenactment, ...
Greek:αναπαράσταση, δραματοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:újrajátszás, felelevenítés, ...
Khmer:ការសម្តែងឡើងវិញ, ការសម្ដែងឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재현, ...
Persian:بازسازی, اجرای مجدد, ...
Polish:rekonstrukcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):reencenação, reconstituição, ...
Romanian:reconstituire, ...
Swedish:återskapande, ...
Thai:การจำลองเหตุการณ์, การแสดงเหตุการณ์ซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:canlandırma, yeniden canlandırma, ...
Vietnamese:tái hiện lịch sử, tái hiện, ...

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