reimagination
- noun
- /ˌriːɪˈmædʒɪˌneɪʃən/
- We have said that Windows 8 is a complete reimagination of the Windows operating system.
Examples
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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.
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Her reimagination of the original play introduced fresh ideas and unique characters.
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The team's reimagination of the company's logo reflects a more contemporary aesthetic.
Synonyms
A big change that makes something seem new
A new version of a story that has been told before
A new meaning people give to something like a song or story
The act of creating a new version of a film, song, or story
Making a new version of something by changing its parts or structure
Expressing an idea again in a new, clearer way
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.