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June 11, 2023

Word of the Day: Redux

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Word of the Day
: June 11, 2023

\ree-DUKS\ adjective

What It Means

Redux is an adjective that means “brought back,” and it is usually used to describe an event or situation that closely resembles something from the past. Redux is always used postpostively, that is, after the word or phrase it describes.

// Following a spell of unseasonably warm weather in late May, early June felt like spring redux as the region experienced a series of cool, rainy days.

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