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reenactment

reenactment

27 6.6
A public performance that shows an event from the past, like a battle or parade
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪˈnæktmənt/
: recreación histórica
  • Perfect historic crime scene reenactments.
  • historical reenactments
  • reenactment of historical events
  • dramatic reenactment

And Riotsville was a sort of day long stage reenactment.

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Examples

  • 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?

    Waiting on Mary (2016)

  • 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.

  • The ceremony is a reenactment of the original exorcism.

    Vampires (1998)

  • But kids do reenactments of historical battles.

  • 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.

  • During the festival, there will be a reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Synonyms

performance
vsreenactment
838 2.7

A live show of a play, concert, or dance for an audience

is narrower, showing historical events publicly rather than general entertainment
enactment
vsreenactment
17 6.0

A performance of a character on stage

focuses on showing whole past events for public display

How Realistic

reconstruction
128 4.2
reenactment
27 6.6
sketch
222 2.5

Surface Forms

reenactment singular
reenactments plural

Morphology

reenactment = reenact (semi-transparent) = re + en + act + ment

This is a regular noun formed from the verb 'reenact' with '-ment' meaning the act or process of reenacting.

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.