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Added 9 October 2026

redux

/ˈɹiːdʌks/ adjective

Latin root: redux Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about redux at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Brought back.
the Victorian era redux

Origin

From Latin redux (“that returns”), from redūcō (“to bring back”). The word may have re-entered popular usage in the United States with the publication of the novel Rabbit Redux (1971) by John Updike, although it had previously been used in medicine, literary titles, and product names.

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