reenactment
- noun
- /ˌriːɪˈnæktmənt/
- Perfect historic crime scene reenactments.
- historical reenactments
- reenactment of historical events
- dramatic reenactment
And Riotsville was a sort of day long stage reenactment.
- And Riotsville was a sort of day long stage reenactment.
- Trump then went to do a crime scene reenactment.
- Well, here is an almost word for word reenactment of the conversation that led to that DeLorean.
- To this day, they're like Civil War reenactments.
- And you know right there that sounds like the Spice Girls if they did a Spice Girl reenactment but maybe from, you know, the Middle East or from Morocco.
- And as we do that, it's a very subtle process of, of mental reenactment of experience.
Examples
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The festival's main activity is the reenactment of the slave march to the beach.
Academic text (2001) -
Is there some sort of... reenactment in town or something?
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You are here tonight to witness the reenactment of a little meet.
Fiction book (1991) -
A shot for shot reenactment of the volleyball scene from Top Gun.
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The ceremony is a reenactment of the original exorcism.
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But kids do reenactments of historical battles.
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On the program was a reenactment of a 20th-century game notable for some rather unusual plays.
Fiction book (2001) -
One bicentennial event that attracted world media attention was the reenactment of the First Fleet to Australia in 1788.
Academic text (1990) -
The Historical Society is organizing a reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg this weekend.
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During the festival, there will be a reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Synonyms
A live show of a play, concert, or dance for an audience
A performance of a character on stage
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Morphology
Etymology
The word reenactment comes from re- meaning 'again' and enact, related to act, meaning 'to perform'. So a reenactment is literally 'performing again', which is why it means a public performance that recreates a past event.