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reimport

noun

Etymology

From re- + import.

  1. derived from importō — “bring in from abroad, import”
  2. derived from emporter
  3. inherited from importen
  4. prefixed as reimport — “re + import”

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of importing again, or back to a place of origin

    The act or practice of importing again, or back to a place of origin; reimportation.

    • It was these texts, translated yet again into Latin, which were the source of the reimport of swathes of lost Classical knowledge into Latin Europe in later centuries.

  2. A product which has been reimported.

    • The low price of reimports has placed competitive pressure on local producers.

  3. To import again.

    • We reimported the data in a different format.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To import goods which have previously been exported, particularly pharmaceutical…

      To import goods which have previously been exported, particularly pharmaceutical products, back into the country of origin.

      • Reimported drugs may not be as safe as domestic products.

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Derived

reimportation, reimporter

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for reimport. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA