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reimagination

reimagination

6.5
A new version of something old that changes its form or style
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪˈmædʒɪˌneɪʃən/
translation icon : reimaginación
  • We have said that Windows 8 is a complete reimagination of the Windows operating system.

Examples

  • By arresting her own discourse, even after she has cleared the air of such dead concepts as "feminism," Woolf negates activist desires to effect change by eager reimagination.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Limiting this discussion of the reimagination of the political to Christianity alone, however, is flawed.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Milbank, among others, has argued that Augustine's project in the City of God is a reimagination of the political.

    Academic text (2001)
  • What is most striking about Wojtowicz's recounting of his botched holdup is its conflation with its subsequent cinematic reimagination.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The film presents a fascinating reimagination of the classic tale, giving it a modern twist.

  • Her reimagination of the original play introduced fresh ideas and unique characters.

  • The team's reimagination of the company's logo reflects a more contemporary aesthetic.

Synonyms

reinvention
vsreimagination
13 4.6

A big change that makes something seem new

involves creating a new version but not always transforming beyond recognition
retelling
vsreimagination
13 3.0

A new version of a story that has been told before

applies to any kind of thing, not just stories or narratives
reinterpretation
vsreimagination
3 6.2

A new meaning people give to something like a song or story

involves creating a different physical or formal version, not just a new meaning
remaking
vsreimagination
2 4.1

The act of creating a new version of a film, song, or story

is the broader creative idea of producing any different version, not only production
recomposition
vsreimagination
6.7

Making a new version of something by changing its parts or structure

focuses on making a different version overall rather than only reorganizing parts
rearticulation
vsreimagination
7.5

Expressing an idea again in a new, clearer way

is about creating a new version, not merely stating the same idea differently

Antonyms

90 3.8

Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

How Different

reinvention
13 4.6
reimagination
6.5
reworking
4 3.9
variation
113 3.0

Surface Forms

reimagination singular

Morphology

reimagination = reimagine (transparent) = re + imagine + ation

The noun meaning is a regular nominalization of the verb 'reimagine', meaning the act or result of reimagining.

Etymology

Reimagination comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and imagination meaning 'the power to form pictures or ideas in your mind'. So a reimagination is imagining something again in a new way, like giving an old story a fresh look.