Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Brought back; returned. Used postpositively.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Led or brought back, as from a distance, from captivity, etc.: as, “Astræa Redux” (the title of a poem by Dryden on the restoration and return of Charles II.).
  • In medicine, noting the return of certain physical signs, after their disappearance in consequence of disease.

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  • adjective of a topic Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective brought back

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.]

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From Latin reducere ("to bring back").

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  • finding a lost leader (what a line!)?

    May 4, 2012